Heartburn treatment may extend survival in IPF patients

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 14:00 in Health & Medicine

Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who report treatment for gastroespophageal reflux (GER) appear to have longer survival than IPF patients who are not treated for GERD, according to a new study from the University of California, San Francisco.

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