Word: heartburning
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...would imagine so. For very educated people, there's still a little whiff of disapproval of fiction. If I say I'm staying home and reading a biography of William Randolph Hearst, you would think I was one kind of person. If I said I was staying home reading Heartburn by Nora Ephron, you would think I was another kind of person. I think that's where the chick-lit moniker comes from, which I find a bit offensive...
...researchers looked at how changes from a one-tiered and two-tiered formulary insurance plan to a three-tiered formulary at two companies affected employees’ spending on and use of medication. In particular, the researchers focused on the use of proton-pump inhibitors, which treat heartburn; ACE inhibitors, which treat high blood pressure; and statins, which lower cholesterol...
First comes Halloween, then, as any parent of a trick-or-treating child can tell you, comes indigestion. But sometimes what passes for a stomachache can be something far more serious: gastro-esophageal reflux disease, or GERD. Well known to adults as heartburn, this disorder of the stomach and esophagus can also strike children, especially if they eat large quantities of chocolate, peppermint or spearmint candies. These treats tend to open up the valve between the esophagus and the stomach and allow food mixed with acid to pass back into the food pipe, causing the uncomfortable burning sensation...
Most of us think of heartburn as a nuisance, but if left untreated it can lead to major problems, including difficulty swallowing, pneumonia and, eventually, esophageal cancer, according to Dr. Paulo Pacheco, clinical assistant professor of gastroenterology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and author of Living with Chronic Heartburn (Healthy Living Books...
With kids, heartburn can be tricky to diagnose--especially with children too young to describe the pain they're feeling. It's up to the parents to watch for telltale signs: episodes of vomiting, inability to sleep, a persistent sour taste in the mouth, bad breath and chronic coughing. Other clues may be the onset of pain soon after a child lies down or a hoarse voice when a child wakes...