Dear Editor,
My son, 48, has been diagnosed with gastroparesis, the failure of the stomach to empty food into the small intestine. He is not a diabetic. He has been taking Reglan, but the side effects are undesirable. Are there other medicines, and is there hope for a cure?
Marcie Scholl
Bonita Springs, Florida
Doctors prescribe Reglan to help stimulate the muscular lining the s…
CASE FACTS: America Batet brought suit for medical malpractice against Dr. Juan Sorondo and his professional association. She alleged that the serious neurological condition from which she suffered, tardive dyskinesia, had been c…
A physician mistakes a drug side effect for a disease, prescribes another drug, and more side effects occur. The scenario is probably common but not a path of inquiry many researchers are likely to pursue. Jerry Avorn, M.D. and …
In mid-September, as reported by USA Today, doctors from the American College of Gastroenterology fielded questions from the public for 12 hours on the newspaper’s Heartburn Hot Line. The following are some of the more interesting comments of the specialists:
To a …
Aug. 16–Stan Lopata used to buy medication for his cancer- stricken wife at Wal-Mart’s pharmacy in Delray Beach until he found a pharmacy in Miami that offers the same drug for half the price.
Lopata, 74, said his wife, Minnie, 74, who receives che…
Recent statistics show that children from 3 to 7 are victims of acid reflux symptoms between 2 and 8% of the time, and that for infants 20% is the real percentage that suffers. Since the 1990s, there has been an increase in infant gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Infa…
Case Presentation:
An 80 year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, renal cell carcinoma, and status-post nephrectomy, experienced an episode of choking, coughing and vomiting when she had difficulty swallowing her Centrum Silver tablet. Soon after vomiting, the patient developed severe chest pain with radiation to her back. The pai…
Once an abdominal hernia occurs, it tends to increase in size. Some patients with abdominal hernias wait and watch for some time before choosing surgery. In such cases, they should avoid vigorous physical activity, such as heavy lifting or straining with constipation….
Acid reflux, sometimes known as GERD (Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease), is an irritating and sometimes hurting condition that occurs when acid and other materials in the stomach back up into your esophagus, creating a excruciating, burning feeling and sometimes causing permanent damage to the lining of the esophagus (the muscular tube that leads from your throat to the stomach).
The majority of times during acid reflux, food from the sto…
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