Studies also show that patients diagnosed with functional heartburn exhibit a high percentage of psychological stress.
Another side effect of chronic heartburn is a condition known as Barrett's esophagus, which happens when there's a change in the cells of the tissue lining the bottom of the esophagus.
He told the group that he takes over-the-counter Prilosec, a heartburn medication, which meant he didn't need a more expensive prescription drug.
Obese patients are up to six times as likely as trim patients to report chronic heartburn, says a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
My own experience as an entrepreneur is that a little more money now can save you a lot of heartburn later.
Overeating can harm the body and cause heartburn, cautioned Keri Gans, a registered dietitian in private practice in New York.
McCain (R-Ariz.) is among those U.S. senators sponsoring a bill that could give pharmaceutical executives a need for their own heartburn and anxiety treatments.
After a call to the APCC, Shakespear got a daily dose for a week of human-heartburn medicine Pepcid to prevent stomach irritation from the overdose.
If acid secretions are normal, or if they don't correlate with the patient's symptoms, it is a strong clue that the heartburn has another cause.
Frequent heartburn or acid reflux are symptoms of a condition called GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, which occurs when a sphincter muscle in the lower esophagus stops working properly.
Last month, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a highly contentious ruling that Pfizer can be sued by a man who claimed he was injured by a generic version of its Reglan heartburn medicine.
FORBES: Pfizer Wants Court To Rehear Generic Labeling Case And Avoid Tort Hell
In the last three years they have introduced four new devices that aim to provide a long-lasting fix for heartburn, using outpatient procedures that can be done in less than an hour, without general anesthesia or cutting.
"The employer is still on the hook for looking over the provider's shoulder on an ongoing basis to make sure the provider hasn't jacked up fees or changed management in a way that gives the employer heartburn, " observes benefits lawyer J.
Talk of common values and the rule of law causes heartburn among such Russian officials as Vladimir Chizhov, a smiling and impenetrable ambassador to the EU. Asked what Russia wants from the EU, he starts with what it does not want: to have it as a bossy patron come to modernise Russia.
With that assumption, which I acknowledge gives some people heartburn, the carbon tax or something like it makes a lot of sense.
FORBES: Is A Vote For Jill Stein A Vote For Higher Prices At The Pump ?
In 1992 Frazier was hired as the general counsel of Astra Merck Group, a joint venture in charge of marketing the heartburn drug Prilosec.
FORBES: Merck Could Return To Greatness If CEO Can Leave His Own Past Behind
When Election Day arrived, those GOP churning tummies blossomed into full blown heartburn as voters turned out record numbers for what is typically a very low priority election.
Other minimally invasive technologies (no surgery) are being used to stop heartburn, zap enlarged prostates and destroy painful uterine fibroids, making a hysterectomy unnecessary.
Heartburn surgery, whether traditional or the newer variety, typically involves general anesthesia and a night in the hospital, surgeons say.
Traditional heartburn surgery involves tiny incisions in the abdomen, through which surgical tools are inserted and a new valve is created that prevents stomach contents from rising up.
If your heartburn doesn't go away, or if you have other symptoms such as difficulty swallowing, see a doctor, who will probably prescribe one of the so-called proton pump inhibitors (Prilosec, Nexium, Prevacid).
For instance, Dannenberg says, Celebrex is being tested in human trials to prevent Barrett's Esophagus, a pre-malignant condition associated with some cases of serious acid reflux (otherwise known as heartburn) that reach up into the esophagus.
Symptoms may start with a dull pain in the chest or disguise themselves as indigestion, nausea, shortness of breath or heartburn.
应用推荐