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27 August 2008
Acid reflux treatment may lower protection against diarrhoea bug

Hospitalised patients who take stomach acid-suppressing drugs called proton pump inhibitors for reflux disease, peptic ulcers and other gastrointestinal conditions may face an increased risk of Clostridium Difficile-associated diarrhoea, researchers have found. more

12 August 2008
Long-term proton pump inhibitor use may increase fracture risk

Patients who take stomach acid-suppressing drugs called proton pump inhibitors for at least 5 years face an increased risk of osteoporosis-related fractures, say Canadian researchers. more

23 July 2008
Oestrogen replacement therapy linked to reflux symptoms

Postmenopausal women who take oestrogen hormone replacement therapy may face an increased risk of gastric? reflux symptoms, study results suggest. more

22 July 2008
Clue to acid reflux link with asthma

Researchers have discovered an immune system mechanism that may explain the increased risk of asthma among people with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. more

17 July 2008
Reflux disease not linked to stomach bug infection

People infected with the stomach ulcer bug Helicobacter pylori do not face an increased risk of developing gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, study results suggest. more

9 July 2008
Barrett's oesophagus uncommon in Asian Americans

Asian Americans are significantly less likely to develop Barrett's oesophagus than their non-Asian American counterparts, US researchers have found. more

26 June 2008
Medication and surgery 'equally effective in reflux patients'

For patients with chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, treatment with stomach acid-suppressing drugs called proton pump inhibitors is as effective as anti-reflux surgery for controlling symptoms of the condition in the long term, say researchers. more

26 June 2008
Vitamins in fruit and veg may reduce Barrett's oesophagus risk

A high intake of vitamins E, C and beta carotene from fruit and vegetables may reduce a person's risk of developing gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and Barrett's eosophagus - a risk factor for oesophageal cancer - researchers have found. more

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