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A little health warning to begin this latest installment of refereeing analysis: West Ham fans, you may wish to read on, but do so with caution. Reading this week's Ref365 involves reliving a painful weekend moment, when the referee in the game at St. James' Park cost you points. This may lead to indigestion, but whatever you do, do not resort to usual methods of curing indigestion, heartburn and trapped wind. Rennie will not help. I visited the Rennie website to check what symptoms one would expect to have if suffering an ailment which said medication can relieve and I found one such symptom is 'acid taste in the mouth'. I would suggest that Newcastle v West Ham on Saturday would certainly have left a bitter taste in the mouth of all Hammers this weekend. Funnily enough, 'pain in the side' is also listed as a symptom, which I suppose is what supporters of the Toon may have developed, shortly before those sides indeed split through the general mirth and enjoyment Mr Rennie's performance may have invoked from a Geordie perspective.
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Last year about this time, my daughter had a cough that began in December and lingered into the spring. We called it the Hundred Day Cough and it sure sounded worrisome. But because it wasn't the result of an infection, antibiotics were not on her treatment list. Cough drops and nasal sprays didn't seem to relieve it and she was clearly worn down by the constant hacking.
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Eosinophilic esophagitis on the rise
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Eosinophilic esophagitis, a disease first described in children 20 years ago, has shown a rising incidence in children and adults, says a U.S. study. Eosinophilic esophagitis, known as EE, is an inflammatory condition of the esophagus, with symptoms including vomiting, heartburn and difficulty swallowing. Researchers at the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center show that the disease causes many of the same kinds of tissue changes seen in pediatric asthma. Their research may lead to new drug targets for EE, which appears to be allergy-driven in some patients. In patients with EE, the disease leads to scarring and narrowing of the esophagus so that food can't readily pass through it.
Over-the counter heartburn drug could save consumers thousands
The over-the-counter drug omeprazole (Prilosec OTC) is just as effective in easing heartburn and acid reflux as costlier prescription medicines--and could save consumers up to $2,000 a year, according to an updated report from Consumer Reports' Best Buy Drugs initiative.
Prilosec OTC and prescription versions of similar drugs, such as lansoprazole (Prevacid) and esomeprazole (Nexium), belong to a class of drugs called proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). They are among the most widely prescribed drugs in the country, and manufacturers have put a great deal of marketing muscle into steering consumers to their brands. Nexium, for example, was the second-most advertised drug in 2005, with a $205 million direct-to-consumer ad campaign.
But according to the Consumer Reports' Best Buy Drugs report, none of the PPIs are significantly more effective than the others, with the only real difference being price.
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