Heartburn is a burning sensation that usually starts behind the breastbone and can move up the oesophagus. This unpleasant ...

Other symptoms include pain behind the breastbone, difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, chronic cough, and unintended weight loss. Heavy alcohol use, smoking, and Barrett's esophagus can increase ...

That dramatic chest clutching and extreme prespiration as shown in movies is NOT the norm for heart attacks Several people and primarily women show very subtle almost silent signs of heart attack ofte ...

The esophagus is the tube from the mouth to the stomach. Heartburn causes a burning pain behind the lower part of the breastbone. It also causes a sour (acid) taste in the mouth and belching. Here is ...