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December 15, 2011
Breathing exercises may help soothe heartburn
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with milder heartburn problems might find some relief from deep breathing exercises, a small clinical trial suggests.
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June 3, 2011
Incontinence after prostate surgery no big deal: men
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many men have some degree of incontinence after prostate surgery, but few are significantly bothered by it, according to a poll at one U.S. hospital.
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May 13, 2011
Choosing C-section may not prevent incontinence
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having a Cesarean section may not lower a woman's chance of incontinence later in life -- unless she delivers all of her children that way, according to a new study.
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April 13, 2011
Heartburn drugs offer little asthma relief: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you have asthma, your doctor might have you on heartburn drugs to ease your wheezing. But that's not necessarily a good idea, according to a fresh look at the medical evidence.
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April 5, 2011
Study questions heartburn drugs for kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acid-suppressing drugs like Prilosec and Prevacid may not be much help for infants with troublesome acid reflux, and there's too little evidence that they help older children and teenagers, a new research review concludes.
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March 9, 2011
Many women may suffer from fecal incontinence
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As many as one in five adult women may suffer from loss of bowel control, according to a new study from Australia.
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December 21, 2010
Heartburn drugs linked to increased pneumonia risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People on two types of widely prescribed heartburn medications may have a higher-than-average risk of developing pneumonia, a new research review finds.
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December 15, 2010
No need for esophageal cancer screen despite heartburn
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While people with chronic acid reflux are more likely to develop throat, or esophageal, cancer, a new study suggests the risk is far too low to warrant routine screening for the cancer.
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December 2, 2010
CORRECTION: J&J heartburn worsens as Mylanta joins recall list
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's consumer-product distress worsened on Wednesday as the company recalled 12 million bottles of over-the-counter Mylanta and almost 85,000 bottles of its AlternaGel liquid antacid.
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December 2, 2010
J&J heartburn worsens as Mylanta joins recall list
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's consumer-product distress worsened on Wednesday as the company recalled 12 million bottles of over-the-counter Mylanta and almost 85,000 bottles of its AlternaGel liquid antacid.
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November 24, 2010
Mom's heartburn meds not tied to birth defects
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A nationwide study from Denmark finds pregnant women have little reason to be concerned about birth defects when taking omeprazole and similar heartburn drugs.
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September 15, 2010
Post-pregnancy weight loss tied to incontinence risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It may not be how much weight a woman gains during pregnancy, but how much she loses afterward, that affects her risk of urinary incontinence after childbirth, a new study suggests.
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August 23, 2010
Urinary incontinence common in older men too
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It's not just women who suffer from urinary incontinence: Nearly one in twenty U.S. men have moderate to severe forms of the condition, which is as common as one in six among elderly men, a new study finds.
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January 7, 2010
Exercise may prevent incontinence from prostate surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A healthy weight and regular exercise may help protect men from one of the most common side effects of prostate cancer surgery, a new study suggests.
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November 17, 2009
FDA warns heartburn drugs interfere with Plavix
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Common heartburn pills like Prilosec interfere with the blood-thinning drug Plavix, making it work less effectively, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
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August 31, 2009
Heartburn drugs don't interfere with Plavix: study
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Heartburn pills like Nexium and Prilosec do not stop blood-thinning drugs such as Plavix from working effectively, contrary to recent fears, new research on Monday showed.
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July 27, 2009
Fellow Democrats give Obama heartburn on healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With friends like these, President Barack Obama may not need enemies.
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July 13, 2009
Symptoms start when healthy stop heartburn drugs
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Even in those without previous heartburn symptoms, the class of heartburn drugs known as proton pump inhibitors can give rise to such symptoms after the drugs are stopped, according to the results of a study appearing in the journal Gastroenterology.
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June 26, 2009
Asia's party-drug carries incontinence risk
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Revelers across Asia who snort the animal tranquilizer ketamine for a hallucinogenic high may face incontinence and other health problems as new dangers of this cheap party drug start showing up in long-term studies.
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June 9, 2009
Acupuncture soothes heartburn in pregnant women
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acupuncture can help ease symptoms in pregnant women with upset stomachs, a small new study from Brazil shows.
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June 1, 2009
Heartburn drugs may raise risk of hip fractures
CHICAGO (Reuters Life!) - Even short-term use of popular acid-reducing heartburn drugs may raise the risk of hip fractures, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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May 7, 2009
Urine and stool incontinence often occur together
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Almost one in five women with urinary incontinence also experience fecal incontinence, researchers report.
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April 8, 2009
Heartburn drug not much help for asthma
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Difficult-to-control asthma has been linked to stomach acid backing up into the esophagus, but treatment with a heartburn drug doesn't seem to improve asthma symptoms, investigators report.
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October 16, 2008
Kegel exercise relieves post-pregnancy incontinence
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women can prevent or treat urinary or fecal incontinence due to childbirth by pelvic floor muscle training, a new review of current scientific evidence shows.
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May 21, 2008
New heartburn drug works better than the old
SAN DIEGO, (Reuters Health) - In patients with painful inflammation or ulceration of the esophagus due to acid reflux, the investigational drug TAK-390mr achieves better healing rates and controls stomach acid and heartburn for longer than Prevacid (also called lansoprazole).
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May 19, 2008
Takeda heartburn drug beats Prevacid in studies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd's experimental heartburn drug has proven more effective in healing inflammation of the esophagus than Prevacid, a blockbuster older drug sold by the Japanese drugmaker, researchers said on Sunday.
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May 6, 2008
Incontinence affects women regardless of race
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black women are less likely than white women to suffer bladder-control problems, but when they do, the condition tends to be worse, a new study suggests.
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March 27, 2008
Worsening incontinence not linked to menopause
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The worsening of symptoms of incontinence among middle-aged women is attributable to weight gain, not menopause, according to findings published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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March 26, 2008
Repeat GERD surgery generally successful
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the majority of patients, a second attempt at surgery to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) yields good results, according to Dutch researchers. But the procedure is not without risk.
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January 31, 2008
Prostate surgery approach may reduce incontinence
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Surgery that avoids disturbing the nerves during the removal of the prostate gland -- a "nerve-sparing" approach to radical prostatectomy -- shortens the period until continence is regained and improves the long-term continence rates for most patients, new research shows.
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December 6, 2007
FDA update on AstraZeneca heartburn drugs expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are likely to update the public within days about any potential heart risks of AstraZeneca Plc's stomach-acid drugs, which are taken by more than 1 billion people worldwide.
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October 26, 2007
Hysterectomy raises incontinence surgery risk
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Women who have undergone hysterectomy, or removal of the womb, are at higher risk of urinary incontinence that needs to be corrected by surgery later on, a 30-year Swedish study has found.
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March 28, 2007
Incontinence, painful sex common after giving birth
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A year after giving birth, many women are plagued by urinary incontinence, pain during sex, and other problems, UK researchers report.
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March 6, 2007
Low-impact exercise may ward off incontinence
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Active women are less likely to develop urinary incontinence as they age, a new study shows.
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February 15, 2007
Extra pounds, smoking confirmed GERD risks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study in identical twins confirms that excess weight and cigarette smoking increase the risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).