What is Acid Reflux

Like some 14 million Americans, Debra Crawford, a 58-year-old nurse from Farmington, Fayette County, suffered for years from heartburn.

Like some 14 million Americans, Debra Crawford, a 58-year-old nurse from Farmington, Fayette County, suffered for years from heartburn.

Now that summer is over, many of you are able to put away your sweat towels. But for others, cool weather does not herald an end to sweating, especially at night.

Now that summer is over, many of you are able to put away your sweat towels. But for others, cool weather does not herald an end to sweating, especially at night.

The nurse passed the scanner over my screaming baby’s head and asked me: ‘How long has he been like this?’ ‘Since birth,’ I told her.

The nurse passed the scanner over my screaming baby’s head and asked me: ‘How long has he been like this?’ ‘Since birth,’ I told her.

I hate to admit it, but Glen Campbell is stalking me. In the car, walking down the sidewalk, at work, brushing my teeth: the country crooner follows my every move. Actually, it is his words that won't let me be.

I hate to admit it, but Glen Campbell is stalking me. In the car, walking down the sidewalk, at work, brushing my teeth: the country crooner follows my every move. Actually, it is his words that won't let me be.

"While there was a suggestion that DFMO may influence the extent of Barrett's dysplasia, this finding is very preliminary and further study of this agent in a larger number of patients is needed," said Frank A. Sinicrope, M.D., professor of medicine and oncology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

"While there was a suggestion that DFMO may influence the extent of Barrett's dysplasia, this finding is very preliminary and further study of this agent in a larger number of patients is needed," said Frank A. Sinicrope, M.D., professor of medicine and oncology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

"While there was a suggestion that DFMO may influence the extent of Barrett's dysplasia, this finding is very preliminary and further study of this agent in a larger number of patients is needed," said Frank A. Sinicrope, M.D., professor of medicine and oncology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Sinicrope presented his findings here at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.

"While there was a suggestion that DFMO may influence the extent of Barrett's dysplasia, this finding is very preliminary and further study of this agent in a larger number of patients is needed," said Frank A. Sinicrope, M.D., professor of medicine and oncology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Sinicrope presented his findings here at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.

Dear Dr. Donohue: If I understand it correctly, in hiatal hernia, a part of the stomach protrudes into the esophagus. If the stomach is protruding into the esophagus, how is the doctor able to take the endoscope through it during endoscopy of the stomach? Also, how do food and drink get into the stomach? Is there a nonsurgical treatment for hiatal hernia?

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: If I understand it correctly, in hiatal hernia, a part of the stomach protrudes into the esophagus. If the stomach is protruding into the esophagus, how is the doctor able to take the endoscope through it during endoscopy of the...

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: If I understand it correctly, in hiatal hernia, a part of the stomach protrudes into the esophagus.

Second Opinion Although gastroesophageal or GE reflux is a common condition - affecting approximately 14 percent to 20 percent of adults - many people are not aware of various aspects of this disease.

A man convicted of shaking his three-month-old daughter was handed a conditional sentence today. The mother of Michaelah Parkyn walked out of the courtroom in disgust soon after the sentence was announced. Kevin Bernard Kosinsky, 44, was sentenced to two years of a conditional sentence and 18 months of probation. For the first year, he’ll be under a curfew to be home between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. ...

The Mets are expected to start negotiating with closer prospects this week, but they can't ignore the rest of their bullpen while making moves this offseason.

WASHINGTON -- At least one in four U.S. veterans of the 1991 Gulf War suffers from a multi-symptom illness caused by exposure to toxic chemicals during the conflict, a congressionally mandated report being released today found.

Just about everyone gets heartburn occasionally, but you should know when it's time for serious treament.