Montefiore Medical Center has brought to market a safe, all natural orifice surgery conducted through the mouth in order to treat gastroesophaeal reflux disease, otherwise known as acid reflux. Recovery is much faster with this procedure as no cutting is required. And since there is no need for cuts, there is no visible scarring. “This [...]

Takeda Canada, Inc. recently announced that it had obtained approval for DEXILANT (dexlansoprazole), which is reportedly the first and only proton pump inhibitor (PPI) incorporating a novel dual delayed release technology, which results in the delivery of two separate doses of medication at different times during the day. DEXILANT (dexlansoprazole) may now be prescribed for [...]

AstraZeneca UK recently announced that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) had issued a positive recommendation of their Esomeprazole 10mg (Nexium) medication, to be used in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), otherwise known as gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), in children between one and eleven years of age. GERD affects approximately 40 percent of children [...]