Stress, Dust of 9/11 Linked to Acid Reflux

People exposed to the terror and dust of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center have higher rates of asthma and post-traumatic stress than those who were further away from Ground Zero. But they also have high rates of a less obvious health problem: heartburn.

A new study of more than 37,000 adults who worked at Ground Zero or…

Heartburn

Heartburn is a feeling of burning, warmth, heat, or pain that often starts in the upper abdomen just beneath the lower breastbone (sternum). This discomfort may spread in waves upward into your throat, and you may have a sour taste in your mouth. Heartburn is sometimes called indigestion, acid regurgitation, sour stomach, or pyrosis. It is not caused by…

Asthma Symptoms

While asthma symptoms seem straightforward—coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath—it’s not always easy for doctors to definitively diagnose the condition. It can be hard to determine if a chronic cough is asthma, a lingering respiratory ailment, or something else. Symptoms like wheezing can come and go, or coughing may only occur at specific times, such as at night…

Dog Asthma

Asthma is a disease that can affect dogs, cats, other animals and, of course, humans. It results in an obstruction of the airways when the bronchi (the air passages in the lungs) fill up with mucous and go into spasms (bronchoconstriction). It is far more common in cats than dogs. Asthma is more common in Siamese and…