SOME cancer symptoms are well-known and fairly easy to recognise – a breast lump or a growing mole, for example. But there are numerous signs that are far too easy to dismiss. Did you know ...

Zeenat Aman faced a frightening moment recently when her blood pressure pill got lodged in her throat, making breathing ...

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The Northern Irish golfer is urging people to be aware of the early warning signs of ­oesophageal cancer, with around 520 ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) occurs when white blood cells called eosinophils build ...

A woman with an extremely rare condition who must stand while she eats and drinks or risk choking hopes surgery will help her ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic (long-term) condition affecting the esophagus, the tube that carries food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach. EoE ...

Eating too fast, talking while you’re chowing down, not chewing enough or munching on dry foods might cause difficulty ...

The disorder, which affects the oesophagus, has left Elise Baynard regurgitating food and vomiting up to 60 times daily, making it nearly impossible to lead a normal life. Elise’s battle began in ...

A WOMAN must stand up while eating and drinking anything or risk choking to death. Elise Baynard was diagnosed with achalasia ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a more severe and long-lasting condition in which GER causes repeated symptoms that are bothersome or leads to complications over time. If you think you may ...

Despite appropriate use of antiemetic guidelines, 20–30% of patients experience breakthrough nausea and vomiting secondary to chemotherapy with highly emetogenic cytotoxic drugs. Established ...