Edited by Satish Kumar M August 08, 2024 TOPLINE:While most potassium-competitive acid blockers demonstrate superior healing rates than proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in patients with erosive esophagitis, both types of treatment offer relief compared with placebo, a meta-analysis suggests. METHODOLOGY:Researchers conducted a database search up to May 31, 2023, for randomized controlled trials of potassium-competitive...
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Eosinophilic esophagitis may be due to missing protein
Scientists have discovered that the absence of a specific protein in cells lining the esophagus may cause inflammation and tissue damage in people with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). EoE affects as many as 150,000 people in the United States, many of whom are children. People with EoE experience difficult or painful swallowing, vomiting and nutritional problems...