Dear Doctors: I was having stomach pain and some nausea. The doctor found bacteria in my stomach, and I was diagnosed with a gastric ulcer. Now I’m being told that I should get screened for stomach ...

Science Progress (1933-), Vol. 85, No. 1, SOME INSIGHTS INTO MICROBIAL DISEASE AND ITS CONTROL (2002), pp. 13-31 (19 pages) There are many diseases where the cause is unknown and this makes a specific ...

So are bloating, intolerance to rich or fatty foods, gas that leads to belching and feelings of nausea. Stomach ulcers can have a number of causes. One of the most common is infection with a bacterium ...

Q: I was having stomach pain and some nausea. The doctor found bacteria in my stomach, and I was diagnosed with a gastric ulcer. Now I'm being told that I should get screened for stomach cancer. Is ...

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham found that the risk of stomach bleeding caused by using aspirin long-term, can be reduced with a short course of antibiotics, potentially ...

An unexpected find leads to better treatment for the painful condition. Dec. 25, 2009— -- In 1984, 33-year-old Barry Marshall, frustrated by responses to his work, ingested Helicobacter pylori, ...

Medicine borrows much of its vocabulary from Latin and ancient Greek. For example, the word "gastric" refers to the stomach. The word "peptic" refers to the digestive system. As such, these two terms ...

About two-thirds of us have it in our bodies, but for most people, the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori for short) never causes any symptoms. In others, it's a common cause of peptic ulcers, ...

Dear Pharmacist: I took the stool test you recommended called “GI Effects” by Metametrix Labs, and it’s positive for high levels of a bacteria called H. Pylori. My doctor is treating me aggressively ...

Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative bacterium commonly found in the gastric epithelium. Infection of the gastrointestinal tract by Helicobacter pylori results in gastritis, peptic ulcer, and ...

Think stomach ulcers always cause sharp abdominal pain? Not necessarily. Many ulcers go undetected, manifesting through ...