GERD

TOPLINE: An analysis of older adults revealed that subtypes of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) such as erosive esophagitis, nonerosive reflux disease, and Barrett esophagus were associated with an increased risk for colonic neoplasia, with the risk more pronounced for colon polyps than for colorectal cancer. METHODOLOGY: In symptomatic GERD, patients are commonly treated with long-term

by Elana Gotkine edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Alexander Pol   The presence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is associated with an increased incidence of pulmonary diseases, but this effect may be attenuated with GERD treatment, according to research published online July 22 in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. Xin Wang, from Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, and