"I felt like I was in a bad dream and this wasn’t real,” Christy Orth told Newsweek, after her life changed in a matter of ...

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a commonly used, safe diagnostic modality for evaluation of epigastric pain and rarely its major complications include perforation, haemorrhage, dysrhythmias and ...

An analysis of the pet insurance sector, featuring data on market leaders, breed-specific risk factors, and the economics of ...

Gastric cancer, or stomach cancer, is a type of cancer that begins in the mucus-producing cells on the inside lining of the stomach. The most common type of stomach cancer is adenocarcinoma. Gastric ...

Epigastric pain, which occurs in the upper abdomen below the ribs, can be due to common issues such as overeating or acid reflux, as well as underlying conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux ...

An accurate diagnosis is necessary to treating gastroparesis, since the treatment depends on the cause. If your doctor diagnosed an underlying disease or condition that is causing the gastroparesis, ...

Objective To determine whether new users of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are at an increased risk of gastric cancer compared with new users of histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs). Design Using ...

Correspondence to: Dr J Tack Center for Gastroenterological Research, KU Leuven, 49 Herestraat, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; jan.tack{at}med.kuleuven.be The accommodation reflex is an important mechanism of ...

Cancer starts when cells in the body begin to grow out of control. Cells in nearly any part of the body can become cancer, and can then spread to other areas of the body. To learn more about cancer ...

After someone is diagnosed with stomach cancer (gastric cancer), doctors will do exams and tests to help determine if it has spread, and if so, how far. This process is called staging. The stage of a ...

Acid reflux can cause shortness of breath by irritating the lungs and throat. GERD can lead to breathing problems like chronic cough, wheezing, and chest congestion. Medications and lifestyle changes ...