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Heartburn Prevention While You're Pregnant - What You Really Need to Know
Acid reflux is a frequently experienced health problem for a number of women throughout pregnancies. Among the causes of this is the increased hormone levels that are a direct result of being pregnant. This leads to softening of the ligaments that are responsible for supervising the passageway that
Management of Gastric Polyps
Do all gastric polyps detected at endoscopy have to be surgically removed? This new study gives us an overview of management approaches.
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
Is acute-on-chronic liver failure its own clinical entity, and how is it different from other forms of liver failure?
How to Cure Your GERD - Top 3 Drinks You Must Avoid If You Want to Successfully Cure Your GERD
Know the top three drinks you should avoid while you are undergoing treatment for GERD. It will save your life.
Identifying Symptoms of Acid Reflux
Acid reflux is very common throughout the world in both adults and children, but sometimes it is hard to tell whether we are experiencing persistent and damaging heartburn that may be a serious danger to our health. GERD will result is symptoms are not identified and the patient diagnosed, so below
Approaches to Diagnosing IBS
How can symptoms, biomarkers, and/or psycholocial markers help clinicians to accurately and effectively diagnose IBS?
Sodium Acetate Hot Ice Dangers
Fire is a not-well-known danger of hot ice.burn tulip image by Evgeniy Mitroshkin from Fotolia.comSodium acetate, frequently known as hot ice, is often used as a hand, body or foot warmer in cold weather. When in a liquid state, if a metal disc is clicked, the solution becomes solid, and...
What is H. pylori? Learn what it is and how it's treated
Learn what H. pylori (helicobacter pylori) is.
Gastric-Ulcer Treatment
Gastric ulcers are sores that develop in the stomach that can cause abdominal pain. Ulcers can also form in other parts of the digestive tract, and these are called peptic ulcers. For years, doctors thought ulcers were caused by stress or eating too many spicy or acidic foods, but most gastric ulcer
Approach to the Patient With Mild-to-Moderate Acute Pancreatitis?
The patient is a 20-year-old white woman with mild-to-moderate acute pancreatitis, with febrile illness and progressive elevation of peripheral WBC count. John Baillie, MD, explores the issues.
What Is Aciphex?
Aciphex is a medication that utilizes rabeprazole to manage stomach acid production. This medication is a proton pump inhibitor or "acid pump inhibitor," which reduces the amounts of acid produced by the stomach. Aciphex is available by prescription only and should only be taken under the recommenda
Colorectal Neoplasia and Vitamin D
Could vitamin D supplementation help to prevent colorectal neoplasia in both men and women?
Lactose Intolerance
Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of lactose intolerance, including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.
The Incidence of Esophageal Cancer in Barrett Esophagus
Are patients with non-dysplastic Barrett esophagus potentially at a greater risk for developing esophageal carcinoma and, if so, why?
Coffee Consumption and the Risk of Gallstone Disease
Is coffee consumption related to a decreased risk of gallstone disease?
Ischemic Heart Disease in Patients With Celiac Disease
This new study takes an in-depth look at how some patients with celiac disease are also at risk for developing ischemic heart disease. What is the connection and how do the 2 diseases present?
Chronic Constipation-Credits
ByHealthwise StaffPrimary Medical ReviewerWilliam H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency MedicineSpecialist Medical ReviewerDavid Messenger, MDLast RevisedAugust 2, 2012
Pathogenesis of Ulcerative Colitis
Do intestinal IgG plasma cells contribute to the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis? This new study investigates.
Clostridium Difficle Treatment
Clostridium difficile, sometimes abbreviated to C. difficile or the C. diff., is a bacterium that affects the gastrointestinal system. C. difficile bacteria normally live in your body, but their growth can be spurred by the use of antibiotics that kill the "good" bacteria that keep C. difficile in c