Acid Reflux News Nov 17 2009

KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe News Weather, Video - Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty 

MONDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- People taking the acid reflux drugs Prilosec orProtonix in combination with blood thinners such as Plavix have a higher risk for death afterangioplasty than people who don't take the two popular antacids, a new study has found.

KTVN Reno: 

http://www.ktvn.com/Global/story.asp?S=11514566

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A new surgical solution for heartburn without incisions

What may have seemed like science fiction, surgery without an incision, is now a reality that is making lives better for patients suffering from chronic acid reflux, also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease. This revolutionary procedure, transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF), can significantly improve quality of life for patients with acid reflux. Millions of American suffer from ...

SouthtownStar:

 http://www.southtownstar.com/lifestyles/1887034,111709toyourhealth.article

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My gut feeling is you may need more stomach acid

Dear Pharmacist: In a column on apple cider vinegar (ACV), you stated that 'heartburn and reflux can sometimes be related to insufficient levels of stomach acid, not high levels like many of you who take ...

Tulsa World:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091114_222_D4_DearPh848392&rss_lnk=4 

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Addex ADX10059 monotherapy is effective on GERD symptoms in phase IIb trial

Addex Pharmaceuticals, the allosteric modulation company, announced that it achieved statistically significant efficacy on the primary endpoint, increasing the number of symptom free days in the phase-IIb trial of ADX10059 as a monotherapy in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), the cause of heartburn and other symptoms.

PharmaBiz:

 http://www.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=52653

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Sanofi, Bristol

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Sanofi-Aventis SA and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

Bloomberg: 

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&sid=a9ljlX5Ffqxs

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