News tagged with painful ulcers


Screaming Hoops Fans at Risk for Vocal Problems

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the ACC tourney gearing up and March Madness getting in full swing, basketball fans are topping decibel charts with their verbal support for their favorite college team.





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Gene Therapy Hastens Healing Process in Chronic Leg Ulcers

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chronic wounds, including venous leg ulcers which are caused by poor circulation in the veins of the legs, are difficult and expensive to treat. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ...


New combination therapy looks promising against ulcer bacteria

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Results of a new study reveal that a seven-day course of LOAD therapy is superior to LAC at eliminating the H. pylori bacterium in patients with gastritis and peptic ulcers.


Researchers discover gene that helps control the production of stomach acid

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 03, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have discovered a gene that helps control the secretion of acid in the stomach—information that could one day aid scientists in creating more efficient treatment options for conditions ...


Out of Africa -- Bacteria, as well

Prehistoric origins of stomach ulcers uncovered

Biology /

created Feb 07, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The bacterium that causes most kinds of stomach ulcers has been present in the human digestive tract ever since Homo sapiens ventured out of Africa some 60,000 years ago, a study says.


Washing away painful wounds

Washing away painful wounds

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (20) | comments 1

More than six million people in the U.S. suffer from persistent wounds -- open sores that never seem to heal or, once apparently healed, return with a vengeance. The bedridden elderly and infirm are prone ...


Study identifies significant savings on venous leg ulcer dressings

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The UK National Health Service could save millions of pounds a year by routinely using inexpensive dressings to treat venous leg ulcers, after a study published in the October issue of BJS showed that they are just as effective ...


The Medical Minute--What is vascular disease?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 09, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In simplest terms, “vascular” is a word that refers to blood vessels, those little tubes called arteries and veins that carry blood throughout the body. Health professionals often describe blood vessels based on their location, ...


Discovery leads to effective treatment of painful skin condition

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute, in collaboration with a worldwide group of physicians and scientists, have discovered a remarkable treatment for a rare, yet debilitating, skin condition.


Taking sharper aim at stomach ulcer bacteria

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Scientists are reporting discovery of a much sought after crack in the armor of a common microbe that infects the stomachs of one-sixth of the world's population, causing stomach ulcers and other diseases. They identified ...


Childhood vaccinations don't have to be painful, researchers say

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created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people associate childhood vaccinations with pain, but new Canadian research shows this doesn't have to be the case.



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