Air swallowing not the cause of GERD
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NEW YORK  - People with gastroesophageal   reflex disease (GERD) swallow air and belch more frequently   than those without GERD, a new study confirms, but the air   swallowing does not appear to cause or worsen the condition.
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- An Iowa researcher is studying a little-known eating disorder that some doctors may miss: purging disorder. Though similar to women with bulimia, patients who fit this description don't binge-eat. Yet they feel compelled to purge, usually by vomiting, even after eating only a...
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NEW YORK  - People with hypertension who  practice slow breathing with the aid of a regulating device  find their blood pressure drops, according to a new study from  Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
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Levoxyl may cause choking and gagging when the thyroid hormone is not swallowed with a full glass of water, the drug's manufacturer and the Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday.
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Ã stato presentato in questi giorni a Milano un dispositivo medico, sotto forma di spray dalla consistenza di un gel ad alta viscositÃ  e dalle molecole a ph acido che sono in grado di combattere il raffreddore imitando la funzione delle mucose nasali
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Hugely popular stomach acid-blocking  drugs may slightly increase the risk of pneumonia by stripping  the body of one of its defenses against ingested germs,  researchers said on Tuesday.
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Some people exhale more germ-laden droplets than other people when they breathe, but a simple saline spray could prevent the germs from spreading, say a team of US and German researchers.
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NEW YORK  - When fluid in tissues is displaced from the lower body into the upper body, the circumference of the neck grows, which may hinder the flow of air, Canadian researchers report. These findings may help explain why the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is increased in patients with diseases characterized by "fluid overload," like heart failure and kidney failure, for example.
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Doctors at a Dutch hospital performed a new kind of surgery on Friday to correct heartburn without making any external incisions, using a tube than runs down a patient&#039;s throat and into the stomach.
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QUESTION: I&#39;ve been trying to avoid artificial sweeteners, so I&#39;ve been buying regular soft drinks. Now I hear that they can lead to diabetes.
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NEW YORK  - Ten years after their deployment, veterans of the Gulf War in 1990-1991 do not seem to be more likely than normal to develop lung or breathing problems, investigators report.
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Viagra (sildenafil) taken at  bedtime may worsen breathing problems in patients with severe  obstructive sleep apnea, results of a study published in the  Archives of Internal Medicine suggest.
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MONDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- Gastric bypass surgery controls symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in morbidly obese people who've had previous anti-reflux surgery, says a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center study in the November issue of Obesity Surgery.
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FRIDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- A surgical procedure called fundoplication is not an effective treatment for children with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), says a study by researchers at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.
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NEW YORK  - People who smoke or use high  amounts of table salt on their food appear to be at increased  risk for gastroesophageal reflux, a disease in which stomach  juices flow back into the esophagus, European researchers  report. In contrast, tea and alcohol, which have been  identified as culprits in past studies, did not increase the  risk.
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Inhaling nitric oxide, or NO for short, appears to improve blood flow to the lungs in patients who've suffered a right-sided heart attack, new research suggests. This, in turn, helps the heart pump better.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDayNews) -- An alternative sedation method for major dental procedures may help patients avoid potentially risky general anesthesia and relieve pressure on hospitals, says a British study in the September issue of Anaesthesia.