A-I’ve been having stomach troubles, and my doctor has scheduled me for something called a “barium swallow.” I’m very concerned. What is this test like, and what is he looking for? A-The symptoms we ...

More than half a million children are diagnosed with swallowing problems each year. The gold standard for diagnosing swallowing problems is the videofluoroscopic swallow study, also known as the ...

Speech and language pathologists are able to study how a person swallows. This is particularly important in the case of those recovering from a stroke.The modified barium swallow test sees a small ...

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What Is a Barium Enema? A Barium enema is an examination of your lower gastrointestinal tract (your doctor may call it your lower GI tract) using X-rays. It’s also known as a colon X-ray. X-rays show ...

Bracco Diagnostics announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Varibar Pudding (barium sulfate) oral paste for modified barium swallow (MBS) examinations to evaluate the oral ...

Lack of evidence on risk of ionizing radiation for common pediatric swallow study causes unfortunate variability in how clinicians conduct it; a Medical University of South Carolina researcher ...

What Are the Treatments for an Ulcer? You shouldn’t treat an ulcer on your own without first seeing your doctor. Over-the-counter antacids and acid blockers may ease some or all of the pain, but the ...