Home Acid Reflux News Links Home Articles   Newsflash Statistics on the incidence of heartburn and GERD vary. According to some estimates, 7 percent of Americans have heartburn daily and 14 percent have it at least once a week. Other figures suggest that GERD affects about 20 percent of the adult population in the United States, mostly those in their 40s or older. However, it can affect people of all ages, including children.   Main Menu Home Acid Reflux Articles Acid Reflux News Dealing with Acid Reflux Symptoms & Treatment Simple Steps to Relief Natural Treatments I Natural Treatment II Heart Burn Risk Factors Links Search Acid Reflux News Yahoo! News Search Results for acid reflux Yahoo! News Search Results for acid reflux Heartburn, Acid Reflux and GERD (Kansas City InfoZine) How does it affect your risk of esophageal cancer? Burning issues of reflux (The MetroWest Daily News) Second Opinion Although gastroesophageal or GE reflux is a common condition - affecting approximately 14 percent to 20 percent of adults - many people are not aware of various aspects of this disease. Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy Esophagea a Minimally Invasive Surgery to Treat Achalasia (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Achalasia is a rare esophageal disease that effects thousands of people in the United States, most of whom are in their 20s to 50s, and often presents symptoms that mimic those of acid reflux, such as difficulty swallowing, heart burn and chest pain. Incisionless surgery for heartburn goes for the throat (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Like some 14 million Americans, Debra Crawford, a 58-year-old nurse from Farmington, Fayette County, suffered for years from heartburn. Dreyer Medical Clinic offers Boys' Night Out tonight (The Beacon News) Men interested in learning about health conditions specific to them are invited to tonight's Boys' Night Out program sponsored by Dreyer Medical Clinic. Night sweats common, but not always just a phase (Montgomery Advertiser) Now that summer is over, many of you are able to put away your sweat towels. But for others, cool weather does not herald an end to sweating, especially at night. I poisoned my baby by breastfeeding... but doctors said I was being neurotic (Daily Mail) The nurse passed the scanner over my screaming baby?s head and asked me: ?How long has he been like this?? ?Since birth,? I told her. Barrett's Esophagus May Be Affected By DFMO (Medical News Today) "While there was a suggestion that DFMO may influence the extent of Barrett's dysplasia, this finding is very preliminary and further study of this agent in a larger number of patients is needed," said Frank A. Sinicrope, M.D., professor of medicine and oncology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Sounds of deer camp ring in my ears (Grand Traverse Herald) I hate to admit it, but Glen Campbell is stalking me. In the car, walking down the sidewalk, at work, brushing my teeth: the country crooner follows my every move. Actually, it is his words that won't let me be. Dr. Paul Donohue: Hiatal hernia is explained (Detroit News) Dear Dr. Donohue: If I understand it correctly, in hiatal hernia, a part of the stomach protrudes into the esophagus. If the stomach is protruding into the esophagus, how is the doctor able to take the endoscope through it during endoscopy of the stomach? Also, how do food and drink get into the stomach? Is there a nonsurgical treatment for hiatal hernia? [ Back ]

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