Doctors, Engineers Develop New Wireless System To Detect Esophageal Reflux (May 29, 2007) -- Doctors and engineers have developed a wireless monitoring system that uses electrical impulses to track esophageal reflux. The wireless technology, called radio frequency identification, has been ... > full story

Mayo Clinic Studies Find Association Between Acid Reflux And Esophageal Cancer (May 31, 2006) -- Two new Mayo Clinic studies draw attention to the risk factors and possible genetic basis for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma). These studies will be presented Monday, May ... > full story

Antacids Are As Effective As Surgery For Treating Severe Heartburn, UT Southwestern Physician Shows (May 9, 2001) -- Many Americans suffer heartburn, but for some it's more frequent and serious. A new study by a UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas physician, published in the Journal of the American Medical ... > full story

New Reflux Guidelines Released (April 14, 2007) -- New, updated guidelines for esophageal reflux testing appear in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. These guidelines summarize advances in gastroesophageal reflux disease diagnostic testing as ... > full story

Study Offers Hope For Chocolate-Loving Reflux Disease Sufferers (May 23, 2001) -- For the 14 million Americans who suffer with chronic heartburn, a piece of chocolate may start as a joy to the tongue, but can end with a raging fire in the stomach. But there may be new hope for ... > full story

PillCam Enables Study Of Esophagus By Swallowing A Pill (March 29, 2005) -- Diagnosing inflammation, pre-cancerous changes or dilated veins in the esophagus is now as easy as taking a pill - a pill housing miniature video ... > full story

New Approach To Treating Precancerous Esophagus Condition (May 24, 2007) -- The use of concentrated radio waves appears to be a safe and effective way to "burn" away abnormal cell growth in the esophagus that can be a precursor of ... > full story

Control Acid Reflux To Help Prevent Esophageal Cancer (July 9, 2007) -- For most of his adult life, 49-year-old Jim Bonell suffered from acid reflux, but he never considered the condition dangerous. That is, until he was diagnosed with esophageal ... > full story

Photodynamic Therapy Is An Alternative To Removal Of Esophagus (April 6, 2006) -- Most people experience occasional heartburn. But when heartburn is severe or occurs frequently over an extended period of time, it is called Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or GERD. Over time, ... > full story

Mayo Clinic Researchers: Family History Identified As New Risk Factor For Heartburn (August 26, 1999) -- Mayo Clinic researchers have concluded that family history, possibly through a genetic link, and obesity are major independent risk factors for heartburn and acid regurgitation, both symptoms of ... > full story

Patients Swallow 'Camera-in-a-Pill' To Help Doctors Check For Diseases Of Esophagus (April 28, 2005) -- A new camera-in-a-pill can help doctors diagnose and evaluate diseases of the esophagus including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), erosive esophagitis and Barrett's esophagus (a pre-cancerous ... > full story

Heartburn -- Heartburn or pyrosis is a painful or burning sensation in the esophagus, just below the breastbone caused by regurgitation of gastric acid. The pain often rises in the chest and may radiate to the ... > full article

Esophagus -- The esophagus (also spelled oesophagus/œsophagus), or gullet is an organ in vertebrates which consists of a muscular tube through which food passes from the mouth area to the stomach. The esophagus ... > full article

Digestion -- Digestion is the process whereby a biological entity processes a substance, in order to chemically convert the substance into nutrients. Digestion occurs at the multicellular, cellular, and ... > full article

Gallstone -- In medicine, gallstones (choleliths) are crystalline bodies formed within the body by accretion or concretion of normal or abnormal bile components. Gallstones can occur anywhere within the biliary ... > full article

Microchip implant (animal) -- A microchip is an identifying integrated circuit placed under the skin of a dog, cat, or other animal. The chips are about the size of a large grain of rice and are based on a passive RFID ... > full article

Peptic ulcer -- A peptic ulcer is an ulcer of one of those areas of the gastrointestinal tract that are usually acidic. A more general term, peptic ulcer disease (PUD), is also in use. Most ulcers are associated ... > full article

Computing power everywhere -- Ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) integrates computation into the environment, rather than having computers which are distinct objects. Other terms for ubiquitous computing include pervasive computing, ... > full article

Ulcer -- An ulcer is an open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused, but not exclusively, by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation, an infection, and/or medical ... > full article

Stomach -- In anatomy, the stomach is an organ in the gastrointestinal tract used to digest food. In general, the stomach's primary function is not the absorption of nutrients from digested food; this task is ... > full article

Biosensor -- A biosensor is a device for the detection of an analyte that combines a biological component with a physicochemical detector ... > full article

Celiac Disease : A Hidden Epidemic
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Living with Lymphoma : A Patient's Guide
When neurobiologist Elizabeth M. Adler was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, she learned everything she could about the disease, both to cope with the emotional stress of being diagnosed and to ... > read more

LabVIEW for Data Acquisition
Preface I've been interested in gadgets and computers since grade school, particularly gadgets connected to computers. My first real gadget-to-computer project, at age 16, was an alarm for my car ... > read more

An Introduction to Mixed-Signal IC Test and Measurement (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Integrated circuits incorporating both digital and analog functions have become increasingly prevalent in the semiconductor industry. Mixed-signal IC test and measurement has grown into a highly ... > read more

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Craniosacral Therapy is the most practical, comprehensive textbook in this rapidly growing field of therapy involving the cranial bones, meningeal membranes, cerebrospinal fluids, and whole-body ... > read more

Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology with Essentials of InterActive Physiology CD-ROM (8th Edition)
Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, Eighth Edition continues to set the standard for A&P texts with an enhanced media package and new active learning features that help readers better visualize ... > read more

Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology
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The Anatomy Coloring Book (3rd Edition)
Often imitated, never duplicated. New! Lay-flat binding makes coloring easier. New! 8 plates have been added: Accessory Structures of the Skin, Temporomandibular Joint, Upper Limb: Shoulder ... > read more

Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab Manual, Cat Version, Update with Access to PhysioEx 6.0 (8th Edition)
Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab Manual, Cat Version is a clearly written and comprehensive lab manual that guides readers through well-planned lab activities and feature illustrations and full-color ... > read more