Acid Reflux News Oct 27 2009

Surgeons At Boston Medical Center Offering New Procedure For Acid Reflux/GERD

Boston Medical Center (BMC) surgeons are now offering patients an incisionless alternative to laparoscopic and traditional surgery for treatment of acid reflux or GERD.Using the new procedure known as EsophyX TIF (Transoral Incisionless Fundaplication), surgeons can repair or reconstruct the valve between the esophagus and stomach, effectively stopping GERD.

redOrbit:

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1775434/surgeons_at_boston_medical_center_offering_new_procedure_for_acid/index.html?source=r_health

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Surgeons are offering new procedure for GERD/Acid Reflux At Boston Medical Center

( Boston University Medical Center ) Boston Medical Center surgeons are now offering patients an incisionless alternative to laparoscopic and traditional surgery for treatment of acid reflux or GERD.

EurekAlert!:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-10/bumc-sab102609.php

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World Trade Center Workers Have More Cases of Acid Reflux

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Study shows they have doubled risk of GERD, may be linked to mental fallout

Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/hscout/2009/10/26/hscout632379.html?feed=rss_forbeslife_health

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Folic acid facts: what every woman should know

If you're a woman of childbearing age, learn why you need to take folic acid supplements -

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