Antacids may provide more than soothing relief for heartburn. A new study suggests that stomach acid neutralizers may decrease the risk of throat or vocal cord cancers in people with frequent heartburn who don’t smoke or drink alcohol. The study’s… Read More ›
Vaccinating young children to protect them from rotavirus also appears to give indirect protection to adults, say researchers whose findings appeared today in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Symptoms of rotavirus infection, the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis in infants and… Read More ›
Does weight loss really have to be the proverbial bitter pill? Researchers in Belgium who’ve studied how receptors in the gut respond to sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami taste sensations say the answer may be yes—literally. In a review… Read More ›
San Diego—Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may experience a flare of IBD-related symptoms when they travel by air, according to new findings reported here at the annual Digestive Disease Week conference. Airplane cabins are pressurized to maintain an atmospheric… Read More ›
Scientists have discovered more than 200 known viruses and thousands of previously unidentified viruses in samples of raw sewage from 3 continents, according to a study published today in mBio, the journal of the American Society for Microbiology. Among the… Read More ›
Vaccinating infants against rotavirus infection provides the collateral benefit of reduced hospitalizations for unvaccinated older children and young adults with gastroenteritis, according to an analysis published today in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Starting in 2006, the United States added… Read More ›
Using computers to scour publicly available gene expression databases, scientists have identified new potential uses for a pair of old drugs, according to two studies published today in Science Translational Medicine. Atul J. Butte, MD, PhD, of the Stanford University… Read More ›
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People diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, which features such symptoms as heartburn and acid regurgitation, are at increased risk of developing Barrett esophagus (defined by changes in the lining of the esophagus) that signifies a heightened risk of… Read More ›
For most patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), state-of-the-art medication and surgery are equally effective in managing overall symptoms, European researchers report today in an article appearing in JAMA. Symptoms of chronic GERD can include heartburn, acid regurgitation, dysphagia… Read More ›
Promising results from a pair of clinical trials, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, raise hopes for improved future therapies for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. More than 170 million individuals globally have a hepatitis… Read More ›
