heartburn

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Streep, who appeared alongside O'Hara in the 1980s comedy Heartburn, described her death as "such a loss for her family and friends, and the audience she graced as friends".

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

A: Heartburn, an unpleasant burning sensation in the chest, affects 60 million Americans at least once a month.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2023

In "Heartburn," Nora Ephron calls the relationship with her best friends "a shrine to food", but Nora Ephron's entire life was a shrine to food.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2022

You will find a large selection in Dr. Tieraona Low Dog’s eBook, “Healing Heartburn Naturally,” available at www.MedicineLodgeRanch.com.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2022

Heartburn originates from the inactivity of the stomach, whence the aliment, instead of being subdued by digestion, and converted into chyle, runs into fermentation, producing acetous acid.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus