Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a common problem in mechanically ventilated patients and contributes to the development of esophageal mucosal injury and even erosive esophagitis. The relationship between percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and subsequent development of GER is complex and not well understood…

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is defined as the pathological retrograde movement of gastric contents into the esophagus. Various esophageal motility disturbances which may be important in reflux are observed in patients with GERD. The main esophageal motility disorder in these patients is ineffective esophageal motility (IEM)…

Two Brown University faculty members have received federal funding for innovative new neuroscience research projects focusing on brain development in infants and bipolar disorder in children. Sean Deoni, assistant professor of engineering, plans to use his $2…

All amphibians (frogs, salamanders, newts) and reptiles (turtles, lizards, snakes) are recognized as a source of human Salmonella infections.

Tamiflu and Relenza, antiviral drugs used to treat the flu, may not prevent complications such as pneumonia in otherwise healthy people.

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Within 2 years of having sex for the first time, half of teenage girls may have at least one of three common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to results of a study published today. Often, those girls are infected by the age of 15.
Researchers followed 386 urban adolescent girls aged 14 to 17 for up [...]