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Byline: Anne Underwood
After 40 years as a truckdriver, Cecil Albertson is pretty tough. But three years ago he began to dread going to sleep at night. When he lay down, says the 77-year-old Albertson from Blue Springs, Mo., stomach acid would back up into his throat. His doctor told him to take Rolaids, but the problem only got worse. Then a gastroenterologist diagnosed his condition as reflux disease and switched him to a prescription drug called Aciphex. Now he's sleeping soundly.
You may not have heard of reflux or some new prescription...
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