Antacids work quickly to relieve heartburn but provide short-lasting relief. Histamine-2 blockers reduce stomach acid by preventing histamine action and offer relief within 30 to 90 minutes. Proton ...

Histamine receptor antagonists are sometimes given postoperatively to control annoying symptoms, such as itching; to induce drowsiness; or to reduce gastric acid reflux. However, these agents may ...

Antacid medicines help patients control their acid reflux. What if they also contributed to better overall survival rates in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)? This ...

Post-marketing studies can be dangerous: New research published in this month's Journal of the American Geriatrics Society shows that histamine-2 blockers such as Zantac and Tagamet may cause ...