Hammons has been teaching English at Lindale High School for 20 years. Unplanned, Hammons became the first person in the East Texas area to receive a new, minimally invasive procedure that cured her ...

History was made in the St. Bernard Parish Hospital recently when Dr. Thomas Delahoussaye performed the first LINX Procedure, a permanent, drug-free treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease. The ...

A digestive disorder that causes heartburn, acid backwash in the throat and other uncomfortable symptoms, reflux is a condition that can now be treated with the LINX procedure at Concord Hospital.

If you’re among the 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. who have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), you know how uncomfortable the symptoms can be. Chronic acid reflux can cause painful heartburn, ...

Treating patients with GERD with magnetic sphincter augmentation using the Linx Reflux Management System helped reduce disease-related and overall medical costs in the year following surgery, ...

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 more effective method for relieving the pain and problems caused by acid reflux disease is now available in the Region. Called LINX, it involves placing a ring of magnets around the lower end of the ...

For years, Sharon Nance has had to watch what she did after eating, sleep with her head elevated and take medications to combat one thing — acid reflux. Thanks to a new procedure, she doesn't have to ...

A very common ailment normally treated with medications now has a new device that could eliminate the need for drugs. GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, affects up to 1 in 5 people in the U.S. ...

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A garden harvest boasting tomatoes of different shapes, sizes and colors filled a table at Duane O’Banion’s home in Nora Springs Tuesday. O’Banion, who retired from the plumbing and heating business ...

There are several options to treat heartburn. Heartburn — that burning pain in your chest after eating certain foods or when you lie down in the evening — is a common complaint and usually no cause ...