Submitted by Roxanne RN on Fri, 02/09/2007 - 12:06pm.
All Digestive Diseases
Prevalence: 60 to 70 million people affected by all digestive diseases (1996)
Mortality: 234,000 deaths, including deaths from cancer (2002)
Hospitalizations: 14 million—9 percent (2002)
Symptoms, diagnosis, control and treatment of GERD are presented by the American Gastroenterological Association.Some ways to control heartburn are given.
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