Heartburn News

Some popular prescription pain pills must warn people against deadly overdoses .

From butterflies in your stomach before giving a big speech at work to an ulcer that acts up whenever things get tough, our gastrointestinal health seems to be intimately connected to our emotions.

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have had acid reflux for quite some time, and doctors have prescribed different medicines, the last being Omeprazole.

The study suggests that drugs commonly used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may actually be causing heartburn in some people.

Drugs commonly used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may actually cause heartburn.

Now that Senate Democrats have finally hit the magic number of 60 with Al Franken's election in Minnesota, they'll be expected to start producing big time for the White House and the party.

July 2, 2009 -- Proton pump inhibitors are highly effective treatments for acid reflux symptoms, but taking prescription-strength dosages of the drugs for just a few months can lead to dependency, new research suggests.

"Tomatoes are real acidic. Hot sauce, I just made from my garden at home," explains Thomas Garcia.

According to a new study, published in the Journal of Gastroenterology , proton pump inhibitors can become addictive, and mya even induce the symptoms that they were designed to treat.

Or do you wonder when you see that ad for a heartburn drug where the guy is ordering an extremely loaded burger, and the voiceover asks, "Would you like heartburn with that now or later?" Ita s no surprise in our pill-happy society that a drug to alleviate the problem would be popular.A Especially when physicians prescribe heartburn drugs so ...

Chances are, you've felt it: Usually after a meal, or sometimes it wakes you up in the middle of the night -- acid reflux disease, the kind of chronic burning in your chest or throat that often takes a Pepto-Bismol to get rid of.

There are a number of good home remedies for heartburn based on foods found around the kitchen.

A happy belly and grateful gut are just a few simple lifestyle changes away. DIGESTIVE problems such as constipation, diarrhoea, heartburn, and stomach cramps are quite common and usually not serious.

Updated May 22, 2006 GERD Acronym for gastroesophageal reflux disease, a chronic condition in which the contents of the stomach back up into the esophagus, causing a variety of uncomfortable symptoms.

Most drugs taken to treat heartburn can greatly reduce the ability to absorb vitamin B-12 from foods.

I've become an old woman, I know that it's true. I've given up high heels For a comfortable shoe.

Brazilian researchers say that pregnant women may find heartburn relief through acupuncture.

The following summarizes news coverage on two pregnancy-related studies. ~ Morning sickness: The commonly prescribed heartburn drug metoclopramide -- sold generically and under the brand-names Reglan, Octamide and Maxolon -- can be used to treat morning sickness without harming the health of the fetus, according to a study published on Thursday in ...

Acupuncture can help ease symptoms in pregnant women with upset stomachs, a small new study from Brazil shows.

Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. said Tuesday that the FDA approved its application to sell a generic, over-the-counter heartburn medication.