More than two fifths of patients discharged with a proton pump inhibitor prescription may have been given it inappropriately, say Israeli researchers who call for action to improve the problem.
Body weight has emerged as a potential clinical predictor of reduced symptomatic, endoscopic, and histologic response to topical steroid therapy in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis.
Experts continue to debate about a possible link between food allergy and GERD, but more, higher-quality research is needed, advises a European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology task force.
Among individuals with suspected GERD, acid exposure and symptoms were reduced following intermittent fasting in a study, raising the possibility of using the regimen for patients with proven disease.