Radio waves ease heartburn agony - Daily Mail 30th October 2007

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Radio waves are being used in a new treatment for heartburn - using small wires to generate heat and stiffen loose tissue, stopping the backflow of stomach acids. In trials, it helped three-quarters of patients, with seven in ten either no longer requiring drugs or needing to take them only occasionally when symptoms appeared. Before treatment, patients were taking them twice a day.

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