In research published in July and August, scientists discovered that people with acid reflux disease, particularly those with a complication of acid reflux called Barrett's esophagus, have altered cells in their esophagus containing shortened telomeres, the ending sequences in DNA strands.
Key Facts. Licking Memorial Hospital is located in Newark, Ohio. Patients who were surveyed at this hospital did not feel as though they experienced a superior level of care; only 63% would definitely recommend this hospital to others.
Newark, Ohio. Newark is the county seat of Licking County. It is located approximately thirty-five miles east of Columbus. Samuel Elliott and Samuel Parr built the first houses -- log cabins -- in the community in 1802. By 1804, approximately twenty families lived in Newark.