Acid Reflux News 20 July 2009

Harvard Health Better treatments for reflux than long-term antacid use

Q:I've taken antacids almost daily for 20 years for my acid reflux. Are there going to belong-term effects for me?

Denver Post:

 http://www.denverpost.com/ci_12872116?source=rss

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New Treatment Option for People Living with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

(ARA) - Nearly 19 million Americans currently live with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), commonly known as acid reflux disease, and suffer from painful and uncomfortable symptoms such as frequent and persistent heartburn.

Lexington Clipper-Herald:

http://www.lexch.com/articles/2009/07/20/ara/health_and_wellness/8378.txt

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Caregivers too often fail to care for themselves

Cheryl Gansner of Knoxville, Tenn., had stomach problems last year but put off seeking treatment. Her priority was her husband, Army Staff Sgt. Bryan Gansner, who suffered debilitating leg wounds when his Humvee ran over an improvised explosive device on July 28, 2006, in Kirkuk, Iraq.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09201/985121-84.stm?cmpid=nationworld.xml

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Reaching out to city's uninsured

HealthCare teams go to people on stoops, at markets Baltimore City health officials say full health coverage is just an application away for nearly half of the city's 100,000 uninsured residents. But a surprising number of them are not applying.

Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bal-to.hs.insurance20jul20,0,3404543.story?track=rss 

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