OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Eating and sleeping can be difficult when acid comes up from the stomach into the esophagus. That causes burning chest pain. The condition is called GERD, which is short for ...

A bracelet-like device to treat patients with heartburn is safe and effective, relieving pain for up to five years, a study has found. The LINX device, which is made up of magnetic beads, is implanted ...

For nearly the past 50 years, primary treatment for acid reflux in the United States has included medications meant to dilute acid that regurgitates from the stomach, as well as a risky procedure that ...

No, it's not a bracelet you wear on your wrist. This bracelet is implanted in your throat. Doctors are placing a tiny magnetic bracelet made up of titanium beads around the weak muscle at the base of ...

A bracelet-like device with magnetic beads can control the chronic digestive disorder gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a study published online today in the New England Journal of ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I saw a story on the news about magnets being used to treat patients with GERD. Is this treatment safe? How does it work? I’ve taken prescription drugs for GERD for years and would ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a daily source of distress and concern, especially when medications fail to suppress gastric acid production sufficiently enough to alleviate painful symptoms ...

A bracelet-like device with magnetic beads can control the chronic digestive disorder gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a new study. A bracelet-like device with magnetic beads can control ...

A magnetic device that improved the function of the lower esophageal sphincter helped to reduce patients' exposure to esophageal acid, improved their symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) ...

A tiny magnetic bracelet implanted at the base of the throat is greatly improving life for some people with acid reflux who need more help than medicine can give them. It's a novel way to treat severe ...