Heartburn & GERD

Heartburn, also known as pyrosis or acid indigestion is a burning sensation in the chest, just behind the breastbone or in the epigastrium. The pain often rises in the chest and may radiate to the neck, throat, or angle of the jaw. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), gastric reflux disease, or acid reflux disease is a chronic symptom of mucosal damage caused by stomach acid coming up from the stomach into the esophagus. A typical symptom is heartburn.

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Car, TV owners at higher risk for heart attack
Car owners with a television are 27 percent more likely to suffer heart attacks than people who have neither, according to a global study on physical exercise and heart disease...
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Uppsala > Sweden
 

Be Happy and Keep Your Heart Healthy
Researchers found that over the course of 10 years, adults who were more positive were less likely to develop coronary heart disease than their more negative peers...
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Lenox > USA
 

The Science of Heartbreak
Since the two of you split up, your head has felt like a helium balloon about to burst. A family of squirrels seems to have moved into your stomach, your heart feels as if it's clamped in a vise...
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Los Angeles > USA
 

The Heart Bias That Hurts Women
Does your primary care doctor have outdated notions about women and stress that could obstruct diagnosis of heart disease...
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Miami Beach > USA
 

Heartburn
The symptoms of heartburn can be frequent and may last several weeks, months or longer if left untreated...
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New Delhi > India