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Most of the time, a little bit of heartburn is just that: a little bit of heartburn. And a little bit of prevention can keep it at bay. For starters, don't gulp down big meals that are high in fats, chocolate, coffee and alcohol. Small portions eaten over longer periods make it less likely your stomach will back up. In case you needed another reason to quit, cigarette smoking is a potent acid trigger...
...experienced last weekend had more to do with the acid in your stomach than the starbursts overhead, you probably blamed it on that one last hot dog you ate before reaching for a bottle of Maalox or a package of Pepcid AC. Most of the time, these and other heartburn remedies are all that are necessary to settle your stomach. But if you suffer from regular bouts of acid indigestion, you may need more than just a drugstore fix; you could have a more serious condition called gastroesophageal reflux disorder, or GERD, which can severely damage the esophagus and even...
Nobody knows exactly how many people have GERD. But the latest surveys suggest that at least 15 million Americans experience heartburn, its principal symptom, on a daily basis. And things are only getting worse. "The number of Americans reporting frequent heartburn has grown 10% in the past two years," says Dr. Andrew Dannenberg, chairman of a national heartburn advisory panel and an associate professor at Cornell University Medical College in New York City. Some of that is due to aging. But a lot is caused by such habits as late-night snacking, high-fat eating and a related propensity...
...Heartburn has nothing to do with the heart, of course. It occurs when acidic juices from the stomach gurgle their way past a doughnut-shaped valve and into the esophagus. Unlike the stomach, the esophagus has no protective lining against corrosion. Repeated bouts of reflux eat away at its inner wall, triggering excessive scarring and bleeding. Sometimes the acid reaches the vocal cords, causing hoarseness. Other times it spills over into the lungs, triggering a potentially serious condition that mimics asthma...
...couldn't stop him, the White House hoped at least to slow Starr down a bit. Legal experts say that Kendall's action in court this week is no small matter; it will at the very least cause a fair bit of heartburn for the independent counsel. A senior Justice official went so far as to suggest to TIME that given the thick conflicts of interest in the case, a special prosecutor might have to be appointed to probe an independent counsel. As a lawyer on the case put it, "This isn't exactly charted territory." Ginsburg, meanwhile, announced plans...