| New Advice On Treating GERD: Johns Hopkins Health Alerts Reports On The Latest Research
Johns Hopkins Health Alerts has just published a review of the new GERD guidelines, for safe, effective treatment of your acid reflux.
Treating GERD Effectively
There are four types of treatments for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD): lifestyle measures, medication, surgery, and endoscopic procedures.
Why it is important to treat GERD
Treating GERD is important. Untreated GERD can lead to serious complications, such as esophageal ulcers (nonhealing mucosal defects), esophageal strictures, Barrett's esophagus (a disorder of the cells lining the esophageal mucosa, which may lead to cancer), and even esophageal cancer.
Lifestyle changes to treat GERD
Doctors often recommend lifestyle changes as the first-line treatment for acid reflux.
Health officials push back calorie count deadline in NYC
New York, NY (AP) -- Health officials have pushed back a deadline for national chain restaurants to start putting calorie counts on menus in their New York City outlets. The requirement was supposed to take effect Monday, but a restaurant trade group has challenged it in court. The city Health Department said Thursday it was postponing the regulation's start date until April 15 because the court ruling is expected within the first two weeks of next month. Health officials say the measure will combat obesity by forcing diners to face the caloric consequences of their restaurant orders. But the New York State Restaurant Association says the rule violates the First Amendment by forcing businesses to put what amounts to a message on their menus. Still, one major chain -- Starbucks -- says it will meet the original Monday deadline.
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