Back Injury Prevention

Back Injury PreventionKristin Jeziorny, MSN, FNP-CLow back pain is one of the most common injuries for workers, leading to large treatment costs and extended time off work. Nearly one-third of back injuries can be related to occupational risk factors (Shiri, Coggon,...

Pharmaceutical Treatment for Acid Reflux

When you’re experiencing heartburn, you just want to get relief as quickly as possible. For most consumers, this indicates heading down to their regional drug store and picking up some sort of non-prescription antacid medication to try to soothe the burn. While...

The Connection Between Stress and GERD

For some GERD sufferers, the burning in their chest at times seem like they may be experiencing a heart attack. This prevails due to the fact that stress is an indirect contributor to heartburn. Managing your stress is important to your health if you wish to reduce...

Food Choices To Lessen GERD Symptoms

To people who struggle with heartburn, food often seems like the enemy. After consuming a meal, within minutes or hours, an awful burning feeling rises in their chest and sometimes sends out food back up into the esophagus. However, GERD sufferers can, in fact, learn...

Is It Heartburn or Gastroesophageal Disease?

When you start feeling a burning experience in your chest that aggravates you and in some cases triggers excellent discomfort, you want to examine it to see if you have actually become a victim of gastroesophageal illness (GERD) or just experiencing an easy bout of...