You just finished a big plate of some spicy takeout food. It tasted great, but you're feeling a familiar burning in your lower esophagus. Quickly, you take some heartburn medicine and wait. But it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heartburn after meals? You’re not alone — acid reflux is on the rise, with one in five UK adults affected If you’ve ever reached ...

People taking common heartburn medications are at increased risk of new and severe kidney disease, according to a US study. Among hundreds of thousands of patients in Department of Veterans Affairs ...

Every day, countless women with GI trouble stand in the pharmacy aisle trying to make a choice. Pepcid vs. Prilosec—which should it be? They're the two most popular over-the-counter medications for ...

An analysis of millions of electronic health records raises new questions about the safety of certain acid-reflux medications taken by millions of Americans, suggesting they increase the risk of heart ...

Reflux and heartburn have reached alarming levels, a troubling footnote to our modern lifestyle. One in three Americans experiences gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with more than $13 billion ...