So you're feeling that uncomfortable burning sensation in your chest. Your mouth tastes bitter or sour. The back of your throat is burning. While the occasional heartburn episode usually isn't an ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Consuming spicy and acidic foods and alcohol can cause acid reflux.Being overweight ...

INDIANAPOLIS — It's that awful burning sensation after a meal or as you lie down to go to sleep – at times searing pain in your chest or esophagus. Nearly one in five Americans suffers from chronic ...

Millions of Americans take medications known as proton pump inhibitors every day to treat heartburn and acid reflux, and in recent years, these drugs, also known as PPIs, have been linked to a greater ...

A UK-wide research team, led by the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has launched a major ...