Hammons has been teaching English at Lindale High School for 20 years. Unplanned, Hammons became the first person in the East Texas area to receive a new, minimally invasive procedure that cured her ...

Saint Peter’s University Hospital is the only area hospital offering the LINX® Reflux Management System, a minimally invasive surgical treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The LINX ...

A digestive disorder that causes heartburn, acid backwash in the throat and other uncomfortable symptoms, reflux is a condition that can now be treated with the LINX procedure at Concord Hospital.

Frank Kilcoyne has much to smile about these days when he talks about his favorite spices and foods over coffee in his kitchen. His grandmother taught him to cook as a teen, something that helped the ...

A more effective method for relieving the pain and problems caused by acid reflux disease is now available in the Region. Called LINX, it involves placing a ring of magnets around the lower end of the ...

Treating patients with GERD with magnetic sphincter augmentation using the Linx Reflux Management System helped reduce disease-related and overall medical costs in the year following surgery, ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a daily source of distress and concern, especially when medications fail to suppress gastric acid production sufficiently enough to alleviate painful symptoms ...

If you’re among the 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. who have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), you know how uncomfortable the symptoms can be. Chronic acid reflux can cause painful heartburn, ...

for Williamson Medical Center Nearly a quarter of Americans suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. In fact, nearly half of American adults have popped an antacid for heartburn in the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Torax Medical announced today the forthcoming completion of a second 5-year clinical trial for the LINX procedure to treat gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD).

For 10 years, 54-year-old Tricia Carr couldn't stomach a typical American breakfast. Her acid reflux was getting worse. Since medications didn't work for her, she decided to try a minimally invasive ...