You've just enjoyed a great meal, maybe with a few drinks. Suddenly your throat is on fire, there's a bad taste in your mouth, and you've got heartburn. This is known as acid reflux, and is one of the ...

Managing your asthma symptoms seem tougher than usual? Your GI system could be to blame. Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) is a potential trigger of asthma. GERD symptoms are more prevalent in asthma ...

Vocal cords immediately before the onset of adduction during esophageal air injection (i). Vocal cords maximally adducted (ii). Vocal cords returned to resting position 1.42 sec after the onset of ...

Infants, children and young people do not have an upper gastrointestinal (GI) contrast study to diagnose or assess the severity of gastro‑oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). The following measures can ...

Reflexes are automatic and involuntary actions the body produces in response to certain stimuli. While some reflexes can involve muscles and movement, others involve internal processes within the body ...