Biliary reflux is difficult yet important to distinguish from acid reflux in order to ensure proper treatment. Patients with GERD can present with heartburn, regurgitation, and atypical chest pain, ...

Over-the-counter antacids (such as Tums or Alka-Seltzer) and more powerful prescription meds can stop heartburn in its tracks ...

Celebrating the holidays and enjoying various types of foods, including desserts, often go hand in hand. However, for people who have gastroesophageal reflux disease, GERD, indulging in some dishes ...

An anti-reflux valve developed to help esophageal cancer patients also has been shown to help those with bile duct obstruction, according to Kulwinder S. Dua, M.D., a research physician at the Medical ...

Bile acids, which are produced in the intestine and play an important role in the digestive process, have been implicated in contributing to GERD symptoms. 3,4 The improvement of GERD symptoms ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRWD) announced today that dosing has begun in its Phase IIa clinical study of its investigational compound IW-3718 in ...

An anti-reflux valve developed to help esophageal cancer patients also has been shown to help those with bile duct obstruction, according to research physicians. The study involves using the ...

A 63-year-old patient from Massachusetts visited the emergency room after a month of persistent nausea and vomiting, ...

This bile duct stent with the "Dua Anti-Reflux Valve," named after its inventor, was cleared for use by FDA this year. The Dua stent, for short, has also been approved for use in Europe and Canada.

An anti-reflux valve developed to help esophageal cancer patients also has been shown to help those with bile duct obstruction, according to Kulwinder S. Dua, M.D., a research physician at the Medical ...