Additional Resources
Be sure to speak with your physician or other licensed healthcare professional for information about your GERD and the treatments available for it. Also be sure ask about the innovative TIF incisionless procedure.
Other GERD Patient Education Websites
Accent Health
www.accenthealth.com
A consumer-oriented health information site.
Cleveland Clinic
my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/gerd/ts_overview.aspx
Produced and maintained by Cleveland Clinic, a consumer health information site.
Columbia University Gastroenterology Web
cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/gi
Produced and maintained by Columbia University, a consumer health information site.
Cornell University
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) / Heartburn
www.cornellsurgery.org/patients/health/gastroesophageal-reflux-disease.html
Produced and maintained by Weill Cornell Medical College, a consumer health information site.
Digestive Disease Center, Medical University of South Carolina
www.ddc.musc.edu/
Produced and maintained by Medical University of South Carolina, a consumer health information site.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Esophageal Cancer: Fast Facts
www.fhcrc.org/research/diseases/esophageal_cancer/
Produced and maintained by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, a consumer health information site.
Health A to Z
www.healthatoz.com
A consumer-oriented health information site.
Indiana University School of Medicine
Esophagus Disease: A Different Pill to Swallow
http://www.medicine.indiana.edu/news_releases/viewRelease.php4?art=328
Produced and maintained by Indiana University School of Medicine, a consumer health information site.
iVillage
www.allhealth.com
A consumer-oriented health information site with a comprehensive medical terms dictionary.
Mayo Clinic Consumer Health
Is It True That Many of the Medications for Treating Acid Reflux Also Cause Bone Loss
www.mayoclinic.com/health/proton-pump-inhibitors/AN01660
Produced and maintained by the Mayo Clinic, a consumer health information site.
Medicinenet.com
www.medterms.com
A consumer-oriented health information site with a comprehensive medical terms dictionary.
Medline Plus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Produced and maintained by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Heal, this is a consumer health information site.
The Ohio State University School of Medicine
Acid Reflux and Its Link to Asthma
medicine.osu.edu/article/index.cfm?ID=2613
Produced and maintained by The Ohio State University School of Medicine, a patient-oriented health information site.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) / Heartburn
www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/digest/gerd.html
Produced and maintained by Stanford University School of Medicine, a consumer health information site.
UNC Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
www.med.unc.edu/medicine/gi/
Produced and maintained by UNC School of Medicine, a consumer health information site
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Incisionless Heartburn Surgery Now Available at UPMC
www.upmc.com/MediaRelations/NewsReleases/2008/Pages/Jobe-GERD.aspx
Produced and maintained by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, a patient-oriented health information site.
Online Medical Dictionaries
Medic8 Medical Directory
www.medic8.com/MedicalDictionary.htm
Medline Plus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html
Merck Source
www.mercksource.com
Med BioWorld
www.medbioworld.com
Merriam-Webster
www.merriam-webster.com
National Agencies & Associations
American Cancer Society
Atlanta, GA 30392
Phone: (800) 227-2345
www.cancer.org
American College of Gastroenterology
Arlington, VA 22206
Phone: 703-820-7400
www.acg.org
American Gastroenterological Association
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301-654-2055
www.gastro.org
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Manchester, MA 01944
Phone: 978-526-8330
www.asge.org
Coalition Against Acid Reflux Disease (C.A.A.R.D.)
Milwaukee, WI 53217
Phone:
1-888-964-2001
www.aboutgerd.org/CAARD.html
Cherubs: The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Advocacy and Support PO Box 1150
Creedmoor, NC 27522
Phone: (919) 693-8158
Email: cherubs@gloryroad.net
Digestive Disease National Coalition
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-544-7497
Hernia Resource Center
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone:
1-800-HERNIAS
www.herniainfo.com
Email: info@herniainfo.com
Gastrointestinal Research Foundation
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 332-1371
Intestinal Disease Foundation
1323 Forbes Avenue, Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: (412) 261-5888
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (800) 332-8615 or (800) 4-CANCER
www.nci.nih.gov/
http://cancernet.nci.nih/gov
Email: cancermail@icicc.nci.nih.gov
National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-654-3810
www.niddk.nih.gov
Directory of digestive diseases organizations for patients:
niddk.nih.gov/DigDisOrgPat/DigDisOrg.Pat.html
Pediatric/Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux Association
Germantown, MD 20875-1153
Phone: 301-601-9541
www.reflux.org/
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