Heartburn News

Heartburn reflux damages teeth

New research reveals how the condition known as gastroesophageal reflux disease can severely damage your teeth thanks to an influx of acid into the mouth.

Heartburn drugs up fracture risk

Older women who take popular medications to control indigestion and heartburn may put themselves at higher risk for hip fractures, researchers report.

Natural history of heartburn

Heartburn is a signature symptom of GORD, which is a cluster of symptoms and signs associated with regurgitation of stomach acid up to the pharynx and mouth.

Heartburn drugs for kids questioned

Proton-pump inhibitors may not be much help for infants with troublesome acid reflux, and there's too little evidence to say they help older children and teens.

Heartburn drugs up pneumonia risk

Popular heartburn drugs, including proton pump inhibitors and histamine-2 receptor antagonists, may raise the risk of pneumonia, new research finds.

Heartburn drugs worsen heartburn

Drugs commonly used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may actually cause heartburn.

Ulcer researchers win Nobel prize

Two Australian doctors were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for their research on bacteria in gastritis and ulcer disease, the Nobel jury said.