Chest Pain![]() Chest Pain articles1. Heartburn :: Studies highlight little known, but potentially serious, manifestations of acid refluxMany people may not realize that symptoms such as chronic cough or chest pain can be caused by acid reflux into the esophagus, because they do not experience classic heartburn symptoms or acid regurgitation. 2. Heart Attack :: Patients with chest pain need better guidance on heart attack Varying advice means patients at high-risk of having a heart attack are unclear about when symptoms are potentially life threatening and when they should call an ambulance, argue a group of heart specialists in this week?s BMJ. 3. Prostate Cancer :: Nonhormonal drug reduces hot flashes in men treated for prostate cancer North Central Cancer Treatment Group researchers based at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have discovered that low doses of a drug used to prevent epileptic seizures and to treat nerve pain caused by shingles substantially reduces hot flashes in patients who are undergoing anti-hormonal treatment, or androgen-deprivation therapy, for prostate cancer. 4. Chest Pain :: New Relief for Unexplained Chest Pain The discomfort caused by esophageal (non-cardiac) chest pain is often severe, driving many patients to emergency rooms and physicians? offices despite the fact that the ailment has no definable pathology. 5. Angina :: New safety and efficacy data for unique anti-anginal therapy Chest pain due to a shortage of blood in the heart, known as angina, is a condition that affects millions of Americans. The most recently approved new pharmaceutical approach to treat chronic angina is a novel drug called ranolazine, which was approved in 2006 for use as second line therapy in patients who continue to experience angina despite treatment with another class of anti-anginal medication. |