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Do you sometimes feel a burning sensation in your chest, behind your breastbone? It can just be heartburn. Or a sign of a more serious condition called Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), also commonly known as acid reflux. GERD is a pathologic condition that results from refluxing of stomach acids or bile salts into the esophagus. The esophagus is the anatomical tube that allows passage of the food from the mouth to the stomach. The most common symptoms associated with reflux are heartburn, regurgitation, chest pain, and trouble swallowing. This is a result of esophageal irritation or inflammation by the reflux of ...

National Influenza Vaccination Week, Dec. 8-12 LAS VEGAS ––The holidays are approaching. Have you gotten a flu shot? The Southern Nevada Health District encourages everyone to protect themselves and their loved ones during the holiday season by getting a flu shot. National Influenza Vaccination Week, Dec. 8-12, is an opportunity to remind people that flu shots are beneficial and affective even if they are received in December and January. The health district offers the traditional flu shot as well as the inhaled FluMist, Monday – Friday, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at all of its public health centers. Flu ...

There is a close relation between the weight a woman gains during pregnancy and the baby's weight at birth. A study shows that a large baby is likely to be produced when the weight a woman gains during pregnancy is significant. They have found that woman who have attained more than 40 pounds during pregnancy had doubled the risk of giving birth to a baby weighing over 9 pounds. Research shows that about one in five women gain excess weight during pregnancy. This reveals that one fifth of womens' babies have a chance of being heavy. The problem with this is that bigger babies can cause broken collar bones, ...

AP - Someone in your house have the sniffles? Watch out for the refrigerator door handle. The TV remote, too. A new study finds that cold sufferers often leave their germs there, where they can live for two days or longer.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Early puberty, having lots of children, and hormone replacement therapy all increase a woman's likelihood of having knee or hip replacement surgery, according to a study that looked at 1.3 million British women whose health was tracked for an average of six years after they turned 50.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- TNF-antagonists, drugs widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), don't appear to cause cancer, say Spanish researchers who analyzed data on more than 4,000 RA patients treated with the biologics.

AP - Drug-resistant staph bacteria picked up in ordinary community settings are increasingly acquiring "superbug" powers and causing far more serious illnesses than they have in the past, doctors reported Monday. These widespread germs used to be easier to treat than the dangerous forms of staph found in hospitals and nursing homes.

Reuters - Certain white adults who say they've been discriminated against in their daily lives are more likely to be obese than their peers who haven't perceived personal discrimination, a new study finds.