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What You Need to Know About Your Esophagus
Health via Yahoo News· 10 months agoYour esophagus is a muscular tube that helps move food and liquid from your throat to your stomach. As the key component of swallowing, having conditions...
Having trouble swallowing? Dysphagia's causes, the problems it causes, and treatments
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA patient recently told me they’ve been having some problems swallowing lately. What can cause this?...
Calif. Teen Has 'Difficulty Swallowing' After Quarter Gets Stuck Vertically in Throat
People via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA 14-year-old went to the emergency room after accidentally swallowing a quarter, which became...
What Is Esophageal Cancer?
Health via Yahoo News· 12 months agoEsophageal cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the lining of the esophagus, the muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach. Cancer cells...
9 Causes of Hematemesis
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThrowing up drops of blood or blood clots is a medical emergency SDI Productions / Getty Images Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS "Hematemesis"...
Difficulty Swallowing: Noncancerous and Cancerous Causes
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSwallowing issues are known to be an early symptom of cancer, but not alwaysMedically reviewed by...
Family welcomes new guidance to prevent breathing tube deaths
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoA grieving family has welcomed new guidance to try to prevent a common surgical procedure from going...
Avoid a trip to the ER on Thanksgiving: 5 things you need to know to stay safe, healthy
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn estimated 55 million Americans are predicted to be traveling this week for the Thanksgiving...
Bottlenose dolphin discovered in Port Royal died of unusual cause: Asphyxiation
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA bottlenose dolphin recently found dead in Port Royal probably died from a rare deformity that...
Is GERD the cause of your chronic cough? It's one of many possibilities
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoQ: I have developed an episodic but chronic cough. My wife thought it could be due to my acid...