Tradesman left on floor with heartburn after eating sachet of world’s hottest peanuts

Some like it hot! Over-confident labourer if left gasping after downing a sachet of the ‘world’s spiciest peanuts’ – and was still lying on the ground with heartburn 90 minutes later Scott Slater, 38, boasted how ‘easy’ it would be to eat the world’s hottest peanuts After downing an entire sachet of the spicy nuts he … Read more

Will I ever be able to eat without bad heartburn? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions

Will I ever be able to eat without bad heartburn? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions By Martin Scurr for the Daily Mail Published: 22:46 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 23:22 BST, 4 May 2020 Q I have had persistent heartburn for some time, and was recently diagnosed with Barrett’s oesophagus. I take … Read more

New York hospitals are quietly testing heartburn drug famotidine (Pepcid) as treatment for COVID-19

Hospitals in New York have been quietly testing a heartburn drug as a treatment for coronavirus after doctors in China found that elderly survivors were taking it. Northwell Health had tested famotidine (sold in oral form under brand name Pepcid) on 187 critically ill patients out of an intended 1,174 as of Saturday as part … Read more