Top 24 Heartburn Cities in the U.S.
Thursday August 21, 2003
The cities with the most heartburn sufferers, per capita, has been ranked by the National Heartburn Alliance (NHBA). Thousands of frequent heartburn sufferers in these cities will begin taking ... Read More
Heartburn Drug Battle On The Horizon?
Wednesday August 20, 2003
We may soon see a fight develop between managed-care companies and drug makers. On the one side is Novartis. It said it would soon start selling omeprazole, the generic ... Read More
A More Comfortable Way to Diagnose GERD
Friday August 15, 2003
The conventional method for diagnosing and monitoring gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD) is a technique that involves insertion of a nasal catheter to monitor the esophagus’ acidity. But this method ... Read More
FDA Approves Photofrin® for Barrett's Esophagus
Friday August 15, 2003
The FDA has recently approved the photosensitizing agent Photofrin® to be used in photodynamic therapy for the treatment of pre-cancerous lesions in patients with Barrett's esophagus.
The news release
Barrett's esophagus - ... Read More
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Thursday August 14, 2003
An esophagoscopy views the inside of the esophagus. A gastroscopy views the inside of the stomach. A duodenoscoy views the inside of the duodenum, the first part of the small ... Read More
FDA Approves Vision Sciences' Nasal Endoscope
Friday August 8, 2003
This endoscope is narrow in diameter to allow insertion transnasally (through the patient's nose). Endoscopes used up to this date have been inserted through a patient's mouth.
They believe that patients ... Read More
Personal Journal
Sunday August 3, 2003
I was diagnosed with GERD in 1990. I was diagnosed with IBS a little over two weeks ago. Recently I've had some rectal bleeding of unknown causes, and I will ... Read More