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Partial Fundoplication Relieves More GERD Symptoms Short-term findings from an observational study favor 270-degree partial fundoplication as the surgical therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Reuters Health Information, January 13, 2012
LINX Reflux Management System Scores a Hat Trick at the FDA An expert FDA advisory panel liked LINX, unanimously voting yes to all 3 questions and affirming efficacy, safety, and favorable risk-benefit ratio for the novel treatment for drug-refractory GERD.
Medscape Medical News, January 11, 2012

New Year in Obesity: Better Strategies and Bad Knees Dr. Sandra Fryhofer discusses recent studies reporting on the state of obesity, now associated with bad knees and GERD. Fortunately, some strategies seem to be working.
Medscape Internal Medicine, January 27, 2012
Should All IPF Patients Be Treated for GERD? Should all idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients be treated for GERD regardless of symptoms or diagnosis?
Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, January 23, 2012

Top 5 Pediatric Viewpoints of 2011
Medscape Pediatrics, January 5, 2012
A Teen Who Can't Swallow: Case Challenge
Medscape Allergy & Immunology, November 29, 2011
Risk for Progression to Cancer in Barrett's Esophagus
Medscape Gastroenterology, November 4, 2011
Esophageal Cancer: New Ideas About Risk and Management
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, November 4, 2011