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Oestrogen helps protect the oesophagus against acid erosion. The purpose of this is probably protection during pregnancy when acid reflux is more likely to occur as the growing foetus pushes the stoma...

Proton Pump Inhibitors are amongst the most prescribed drugs in the world but how safe are they? Controversy over long term medication

Oesophageal AdenoCarcinoma is invariably a mutation of cells of Barrett's Oesophagus.

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Oesophageal AdenoCarcinoma is invariably a mutation of cells of Barrett's Oesophagus.

A perceived possible progression Acid Reflux -> Oesophagitis -> Barrett's Oesophagus -> Oesophageal cancer Acid refluxing into the oesophagus may wash aside the mucous lining and attack the squamous c...

To prevent reflux naturally. Think of the stomach as a balloon full of liquid. The Lower Oesophageal Sphincter should hold the neck tight shut. However, for some people it doesn't work as well as it s...

Reflux is the backflow of anything through a sphincter, which acts like a valve in the human body. There are around 60 sphincters in the human body, six of which are part of the digestive tract but th...

Although 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors are well tolerated, a small subset of patients may develop autoimmune myopathy, classified as immune-mediated necrotizing...

Running the London Marathon for OPA Cancer Charity ❤️ In 2027, I’ll be taking on the London Marathon to raise money for OPA Cancer Charity, with a fundraising target of £2,000 — although I’m hoping to

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Few questions in preventive cardiology are more common, or more difficult to address, than deciding when preventive therapy should be stopped. For adults who reach their late seventies after years of ...

Mark Mansfield People who suffer from long-term heartburn, indigestion or acid reflux are being invited to take part in a cancer screening trial using a pioneering “pill-on-a-thread” test. The BEST4 S...

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Cytosponge Diagnosis of Barrett's Oesophagus currently requires an endoscopist pushing an endoscope down your throat and taking biopsies from suspect areas to be examined by a histopathologist in the ...