If you’ve ever experienced heartburn – also known as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or GERD – you know how uncomfortable it can be. [Twenty percent of Americans* are affected by] GERD. Besides heartburn, GERD symptoms can fall into two categories. Typical symptoms include regurgitation, bloating, or an acidic taste in the back of the mouth. Less common symptoms include asthma, persistent coughing...
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Educate before you Medicate
We have come a long way since the first drugstores of the Middle Ages. In particular, pharmaceuticals have progressed enormously in the past 50 to 60 years, helping patients with pain, curing disease and improving the overall quality of life. However, as drug commercials and advertising recommend, it is always prudent to ask a physician before beginning any kind of drug regiment. There are many re...
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EVENT: Heartburn, More than just Discomfort?
DATE: SEPT. 13, 2014
TIME: 9:00 - 11:30 AM PDT
LOCATION: JOHN MUIR HEALTH, CONCORD CAMPUS
ADDRESS: 2540 EAST STREET, CONCORD, CA 94520
COST: FREE
SUMMARY:
Heartburn, that uncomfortable, burning sensation in your chest, that my also be accompanied by the taste of food and acid, might be due more than just the kind or quantity of food that you ate.
GERD or Gastroesophageal Reflu...
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EVENT: Heartburn & Reflux – Causes & Treatments
DATE: DEC. 6, 2014 (TENTATIVELY)
TIME: 9:00 - 11:30 AM PDT
LOCATION: JOHN MUIR HEALT, CONCORD CAMPUS
ADDRESS: 2540 EAST STREET, CONCORD, CA 94520
COST: FREE
SUMMARY:
Heartburn, that uncomfortable, burning sensation in your chest, that my also be accompanied by the taste of food and acid, might be due more than just the kind or quantity of food that you ate.
Dr. Wilson Tsai, a ...
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