I keep having this terrible heartburn. It hurts to elevate my legs. Food feels like it's coming back up, and it burns very badly. Sometimes it makes me cough. What should I do?
Too many people in the U.S. may be taking stomach-acid-suppressing drugs such as Nexium and Prevacid, new research suggests. The drugs, known as proton pump inhibitors, help those with serious stomach and digestive problems, but the risks may outweigh the benefits for people with less serious conditions, experts say.
U.S. regulators said Thursday they are reviewing new safety data on AstraZeneca Plc's heartburn drugs Nexium and Prilosec, but a preliminary analysis does not suggest they increase the risk of heart problems.
AstraZeneca Plc will axe some 7,600 jobs as part of an expanded cost-cutting drive, it said on Thursday as it nudged up its core 2007 earnings outlook.
Kendall DePascal was studying for her Ph.D. at the University of California at San Diego when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver, sustaining serious head injuries. That was 20 years ago. The se...
Kendall DePascal was studying for her Ph.D. at the University of California at San Diego when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver, sustaining serious head injuries.
Offices can be dangerous places. Certainly not as dangerous as meatpacking plants, where one out of four workers falls sick or is injured each year. Still, a sedentary and stressful lifestyle can l...
Millions of people wake up at night with severe chest pain. Chances are it's not a heart attack but gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), commonly known as heartburn and caused by a glitch in the...
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