You've just enjoyed a great meal, maybe with a few drinks. Suddenly your throat is on fire, there's a bad taste in your mouth, and you've got heartburn. This is known as acid reflux, and is one of the ...

Acid reflux, or gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), is a common condition that happens when stomach acid flows back up into the esophagus, causing discomfort such as heartburn. It can be triggered by ...

Acid reflux, or gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), is a common condition that happens when stomach acid flows back up into the esophagus, causing discomfort such as heartburn. It can be triggered by ...

Anyone who experiences acid reflux or heartburn will know that the unsettling discomfort can strike at any time of the day. However, lying horizontally in bed at night can often make symptoms much ...

I figured it was just allergies. It seemed logical: My constant throat clearing began last summer, amid a bumper crop of weeds following last spring’s torrential rains. But when that compulsion to ...

Punching the pillows, flipping them over, sitting up, increasing the humidity in your bedroom, then lowering it—these are a few of the things we do to try to fall asleep. Bedtime should be relaxing.

DEAR DOCTORS: My nose has been plugged up for a few weeks from a sinus infection. Now my left ear is feeling full, and sounds are muffled. Can that be related? My dad says yes. (He has GERD, and he ...

Reflux disease manifests as acid regurgitation and heartburn and is a known risk factor for esophageal cancer. However, a new study published in The BMJ by researchers at Karolinska Institutet now ...