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Health Information Center Resources on August 13's Topic

Gastro esophageal reflux disease is often shortened to "heartburn." But only in some cases is heartburn the concern. Learn about this debilitating and complex disease and the common and new treatments for it from Debra Malay, BSN, RN, Endoscopy Department at University Hospital, and a patient whose condition was remedied through the new, non-surgical plicator procedure.

• Book: "Healing Heartburn", By Lawrence J. Cheskin, M.D. and Brian E. Lacy, M.D., Ph.D. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003

Books available through bookstores, libraries, including the Health Information Center and Amazon.com.

• “Is it Just a Little Heartburn, or Something a Little More Serious”, from the American College of Gastroenterology.
• Heartburn and GERD, from the HIC's Health Library.
• Plicator illustrations, from the Fairman Studios. Slides are in the 2nd row, 3rd from the right.
• Video: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Enter information prescription code 27XXXXNY and follow the link to the next screen.
• Video: The Plicator tm Procedure, from the NDO Surgical Company, developer of the Plicator tm Procedure.

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