Esophageal Disorders News

Teenage girl develops esophageal disorder and can't eat food... but still ... - Daily Mail



Daily Mail
 
Teenage girl develops esophageal disorder and can't eat food... but still ... 
Daily Mail
Miss Pecoraro has eosinophils of the esophagus, an incurable autoimmune disease that causes white blood cells to attack food as it passes down the digestive tract. 'I am on the strictest forms of treatment,' she says. 'All my food has been taken away.

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Top US Medical Centers Offering New Minimally Invasive Procedure for Reflux ... - MarketWatch (press release)



Top US Medical Centers Offering New Minimally Invasive Procedure for Reflux ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
I am encouraged that we are now looking to address the primary source of this disease, which is the sphincter defect." Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a chronic, often progressive disease resulting from a weak lower esophageal sphincter that ...

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Crospon Recognised for Enabling Technology by Frost & Sullivan Awards - MarketWatch (press release)



Crospon Recognised for Enabling Technology by Frost & Sullivan Awards 
MarketWatch (press release)
The Company continues to build on this platform technology to move into more therapeutic focused areas including the development of smart dilation catheters with integrated imaging for esophageal disorders (EsoFLIP(TM)), and a smart valvuloplasty ...

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Obesity blamed for the rising incidences of heart burn - Coastweek



Obesity blamed for the rising incidences of heart burn 
Coastweek
One of these diseases is the Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) which is a disease where contents in the stomach including acid move up the esophagus (the food pipe) and cause heart burn. Heart burn which is associated with a burning sensation ...

 


Crospon Recognised for Enabling Technology by Frost & Sullivan Awards - EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)



Crospon Recognised for Enabling Technology by Frost & Sullivan Awards 
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
The Company continues to build on this platform technology to move into more therapeutic focused areas including the development of smart dilation catheters with integrated imaging for esophageal disorders (EsoFLIP?), and a smart valvuloplasty ...

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Bidding opens today online to help Lake Wylie family - Lake Wylie Pilot



Lake Wylie Pilot
 
Bidding opens today online to help Lake Wylie family 
Lake Wylie Pilot
Abagayl, with a spelling explained to mean father's joy, was born with Esophageal Atresia/Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula, or EA/TEF Type C for short. According to atef.org, this rare congenital birth defect affects about 1 in 2500 to 3500 babies.

 


Energy for Life Walkathon fundraiser to help girl with mitochondrial disease - Evansville Courier & Press



Energy for Life Walkathon fundraiser to help girl with mitochondrial disease 
Evansville Courier & Press
DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO EVANSVILLE COURIER & PRESS Aly Edmondson, 5, the daughter of Scotty and Melissa Edmondson who has mitochondrial disease, smiles as her mother, Melissa, gives her a push on the swing on her backyard gym set on Wednesday.

 


Omeros Adds Four More Unlocked Orphan GPCRs to its Portfolio - MarketWatch (press release)



Omeros Adds Four More Unlocked Orphan GPCRs to its Portfolio 
MarketWatch (press release)
Omeros has announced that it has identified and confirmed sets of compounds that interact selectively with 37 orphan receptors linked to metastatic melanoma (GPR19), esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and obesity-related type-2 diabetes (GPR39), ...

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Looking for treatments and a cure for eosinophilic esophagitis - Shore News Today



Looking for treatments and a cure for eosinophilic esophagitis 
Shore News Today
As we remain active volunteers for the March of Dimes we need and want to spread awareness of an autoimmune disease called eosinophilic esophagitis that affects the GI system. Our daughter, Lauren DiSanto, who was also born 16 weeks early, ...

 


Natural Heartburn Remedy: Herbs & Vitamins - Newsolio



Newsolio
 
Natural Heartburn Remedy: Herbs & Vitamins 
Newsolio
Alfalfa: eases inflammation, and is a healing food for digestive disorders. Aloe Vera juice aids healing of the intestine tract. Chamolmile: good for indigestion, useful for colitis and most digestive problems. The tea can relieve esophageal irritation ...