Page 76 - Ct Scan News Today

You have this history of symptoms, and ct scan makes sure theres no cancer or swelling of the lymph nodes. no one is saying that occurred here. the ct scan was read as normal. thats the abundance of caution. you want to look at that area very thoroughly. what would typically happen, you have acid reflux and get put on medications for a while to reduce the amount of acid in the stomach, reduce the likelihood that acid would gurgle up into the esophagus and your symptoms would likely go away. if t...

Inflammation related to acid reflux and will be treated accordingly. so the president apparently for a couple weeks or several days had been suffering from a sore throat. if i was suffering from a sore throat for a couple of days, would i be getting a ct scan? >> no, unlikely. you know, obviously this is the president of the united states. we think of you almost in the same regard, candy, but this is -- >> of course. >> -- but theres an abundance of caution, no question. what sounds like what ha...

>> thank you very much. >> all right, so, now that president obama is back at the white house with this acid reflux diagnosis, when is he supposed to do? we put that question to chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. >> acid reflux in and of itself is something that can be pretty easily treated. a lot of times, it may just be dietary changes. sometimes you want to give medicines to reduce the amount of acid in the stomach. you know, we know the president has a history of smoking in the pa...

Had some inflammation in his throat. it was recommended that he go to the hospital for a ct scan. we are told this was done out of an abundance of caution. of course there are still a lot of questions that remain. the president is a well documented former smoker. he has quit. but it does bring up questions whether potentially his history of smoking put him at risk. here is what sanjay gupta has to say. >> if he is still smoking, we dont know. if he is, then that could be contributing to his curr...

Confirmed six gitmo detainees were sent away to give refugee status. president obama vowed to close the detention center and there are 136 prisoners left. and moving to another fox news alert, shattered windows and injured police officers. protests turning violent in berkeley, california. what started as peaceful demonstrations over the deaths of michael brown and eric garner quickly spiralled into chaos as masked rioters began clashing with police. tear gas fired into the crowds as windows we...

Which to watch. what happened? >> thats right. it is a big one to watch, and white house officials are pushing back saying that the president had a sore throat. he had planed of it for some time. we know from his diagnosis yesterday that its due to acid refl reflux. he had inflammation. the white house doctor theb recommended he go in for some extra tests, and thats what really prompted this hospital visit yesterday. he had a ct scan. the white house says that the results of the scan were normal...

Resettlement. four irian, one tunisian and one palestinian. its the latest step by the obama administration to close down the facility. still 136 prisoners remain at gitmo. the u.s. president hasnt felt so well lately so barack obama underwent routine ct scan saturday in washington. after complaining of a sore throat the tests showed everything was normal but his doctors said the symptoms were consistent with acid reflux. coming up, how much would you pay to own the batmobile? one of the ori...

Acid from gurgling up into your throat. if you have acid reflux, that acid can cause irritation to the backs of their throat. especially in the morning because theyre lying flat on their back. thats what they say has been going on with the president. >> how much of a factor is the presidents previous smoking? he was a long-time smoker. he took up nicorette six years ago, that much we know, may have had a couple cigarettes in between. the question is, did the decision to get a ct scan, could that...

And what it is, basically, you have acid in your stomach. theres a couple of, sort of what are called sphincters in the esophagus that typically prevent that acid from bubbling up from the stomach into your esophagus. the esophagus is your food pipe. if its not working properly, for whatever reason, the acid comes up. sometimes people will have heartburn, but also, that acid can get into the back of the throat and cause this acid reflux and sore throat sort of problem. what they saw on that exam...

Were comcast. the only isp legally bound by full net neutrality rules. nxium, he has acid reflux. so says the white house about president obama. he made a quick visit to the walter reed medical center. going there for a sore throat that they say has been bothering him for several weeks. the white house says the president receiving optic fiber scan and a ct scan of his throat and they say hes doing fine back home tonight at the white house. in a few more hours now before we know the results of ...