Acid Reflux Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Acid Reflux, including details on diet, gerd (gastro-esophageal reflux disease), treatment, symptoms.

Dyspepsia and GERD: breaking the rules.

Vakil N

Dyspepsia is a common condition in clinical practice. Economic models have suggested that empirical PPI therapy may be cost-effective in uninvestigated dyspepsia. Empirical PPI therapy is an attractive alternative to endoscopic investigation in young dyspeptic patients who are not infected with Helicobacter pylori.

Published 29 June 2005 in Am J Gastroenterol, 100(7): 1489-90.
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