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Rather, gastroesophageal reflux spurs the esophageal cells to release chemicals called cytokines, which attract inflammatory cells to the esophagus. It is those inflammatory cells, drawn to the esophagus by cytokines, that cause the esophageal damage that is characteristic of GERD. The condition is manifested by symptoms such as heartburn and chest pain.

Currently, we treat GERD by giving medications to…

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The Department of Health (DH) today (November 20) called on members of the public not to buy or use a product for joint pain called ¯S®·hÆF as it was found to have been adulterated with undeclared western medicine, dexamethasone that may cause serious side effect.

The appeal was made after the investigation into an incidental finding of dexamethasone in…

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Following is a question by the Dr Hon Pan Pey-chyou and a written reply by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, in the Legislative Council today (November 18):

Question:

In his Policy Address delivered recently, the Chief Executive has proposed to promote the development of Chinese medicine and facilitate its development by introducing new certification services, making…

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Marlboro, New Jersey (November 16, 2009) – Finding effective pain relief procedures for acute and chronic pain has now become easier to the residents of Monmouth County from the New Jersey Center of Spine and Pain Management (NJSPM) at Advance Wellness. Today, Monmouth County patients will typically save hours of time and money by utilizing one central location on-line that…

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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 12 – Structural biologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have described the architecture of the complex of protein units that make up the coat surrounding the HIV genome and identified in it a seam of functional importance that previously went unrecognized. Those findings, reported today in Cell, could point the way to new treatments for…

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November 11, 2009 – (BRONX, NY) – A team led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a hyperactive version of an enzyme that rebuilds telomeres – the tip ends of chromosomes. The findings appear in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National…

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