A study in the recent Scandanavian Journal of Gastroenterology finds that esophageal symptoms are stable over time and the main predictor for occurrence of moderate to severe symptoms at follow-up is the presence of the same symptom from previous years.

Study Portrays a Group Plagued by Depression, Anxiety, Substance Abuse

International adoptees exhibit fewer behavioral problems than children who are adopted domestically.

Research in the most recent BJS finds laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication leads to less acid exposure of the lower esophagus at 3 months, and greater improvements in gastrointestinal and general well-being after 12 months compared with PPI treatment.

Outcomes for patients with cirrhosis and hepatorenal syndrome can be estimated by hepatorenal syndrome type and model of end-stage liver disease score, and is particularly useful for candidates of liver transplantation, finds the latest study in Hepatology

Daily Erectile Dysfunction Pill May Cut Heart, Prostate Symptoms, Too

Brain Test May Predict Which Depressed Women Are Helped by Estrogen

Men Perceive Women to Be 6 Years Younger After a Whiff of Grapefruit

The worldwide popularity of garlic as a food ingredient and its therapeutic stature in folklore both stem in part from the distinctive pungency associated with its raw, uncooked state. Researchers this week report that this pungency, manifested as a characteristic

The Director of Integrated Community Based Initiatives (Icobi), Dr Elioda Tumwesigye, has said 43 percent of couples who test for HIV/Aids are discordant, a situation where one is found HIV negative while another is positive.

Given the central role that food plays in our lives, it would seem an issue over which we have control. But available data indicates otherwise. Millions of people around the world still fall ill and many die as a result

Attaching a radioactive chemical to a compound that binds to tumor cells, physicians can selectively kill those cells and improve treatment for children with neuroblastoma, a cancer of the peripheral nervous system. Using a compound called MIBG in 167 patients

Therapy that includes medications to reduce high blood pressure and to lower lipid levels can reduce risk for heart disease, but within six months, more than a third of patients fail to take one or both medications as prescribed, according

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An imaging device that scans slices of the body diagnosed clogged arteries about as well as the traditional method where dye is injected through a catheter threaded into the body, researchers said on Tuesday.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The anti-wrinkle injection Botox, made of the botulinum toxin, may lessen episodes of urinary incontinence, researchers said on Tuesday in a study paid for by the drug's maker, Allergan Inc.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Australian researchers have modified probiotic microbes -- "good" bacteria -- that may be useful in preventing or treating travelers' diarrhea, an all too common problem during trips to certain countries.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The proportion of U.S. adults contemplating or attempting suicide stayed about the same over the last decade, while the availability of treatment increased and the actual suicide rate fell, a study said on Tuesday.