SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Gastroesophageal junction Noninvasive Device For GERD, Obesity Developed  May 23, 2008 To treat GERD a condition in which a patient s gastroesophageal junction does not close completely and acid or bile from the stomach enters and can damage the esophagus the device is inserted through the mouth and esophagus until it reaches the esophageal junction, the opening at the bottom of the esophagus that connects the esophagus to the stomach ... Usually two stitches are necessary on one side of the gastroesophageal junction. (Science Daily) Bayer and Onyx Announce Nexavar Data Presentations at 44th American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting  May 16, 2008 Poster discussion period: 11:00 AM - 12:00 p.m., W375a -- Comparison of kidney cancer symptoms and quality of life (QoL) in renal cell cancer (RCC) patients receiving sorafenib vs. interferon-a (IFN) -- Cezary Szczylik, MD, Central Clinical Hospital, Military Institute of Health, Warsaw, Poland -- Poster 44E, Abstract #9603, Saturday, May 31, 2008, 2:00 - 6:00 p.m., S Hall A1 -- Updated results of a Phase I trial of sorafenib and bevacizumab in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC)... (PR Newswire) EndoGastric Solutions(TM) Announces 80% Success Rate of Their Endoluminal Fundoplication (ELF) Procedure Using the EsophyX(TM) Device for the Treatment of GERD  Dec 8, 2006 Such a high patient satisfaction with ELF was primarily related to being free from reflux and burning pain as well as being able to eat and drink what they wanted as a result of restoring a robust valve at the gastroesophageal junction. The most objective measurement of acid reflux is the pH in the esophagus. (PR Newswire) Back to Health News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2008 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2008