News tagged with pylori
Etiologic factors of gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma among men in Taiwan
Nov 25, 2009 |
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The gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma (GCA) is a very rare disease. In recent decades, however, the incidence of the GCA has increased dramatically in many Western countries. An increasing trend in GCA is also observed in municipal ...
Is short-term Celecoxib intervention a effective method for preventing gastric carcinogenesis?
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Helicobacter pylori has been accepted as an important pathogen inducing gastric cancer. A research group from Taiwan investigated optimal intervention point of Celecoxib, to inhibit H. pylori-associated gastric carcinogenesis ...
A new explanation of 'Asian paradox'
Oct 28, 2009 |
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There is abundant evidence of an association between Helicobacter pylori chronic infection and gastric cancer. The incidence of gastric cancer is much higher in Japan than Indonesia. A research from Indonesia and Japan found ...
Protein interaction network can respond Helicobacter pylori infection?
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) is a gram negative bacterium which infects about 50% of the world population. H pylori colonization causes a strong systemic immune response. Various tools have been employed to identify the rela ...
Important defense against stomach ulcer bacterium identified
Oct 13, 2009 |
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A special protein in the lining of the stomach has been shown to be an important part of the body's defense against the stomach ulcer bacterium Helicobacter pylori in a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the Univer ...
Taking sharper aim at stomach ulcer bacteria
Sep 30, 2009 |
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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 ...
Does Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy prevent gastric cancer?
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Although it has been demonstrated that Helicobacter pylori causes gastric cancer, it is still controversial that whether H. pylori eradication therapy is effective in primary prevention of gastric cancer. This is especially ...
Care-seeking behavior associated with 'upper-GI symptoms'
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Patients with upper gastrointestinal (GI) complaints visit their general practitioner (GP) more often than patients with other conditions. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Family Practice found that people ...
Uncovering the secrets of ulcer-causing bacteria
Aug 12, 2009 |
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A team of researchers from Boston University, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently made a discovery that changes a long held paradigm about how bacteria move through soft ...
Insulin resistance linked to ulcer bacteria
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Helicobacter pylori bacteria, which can cause gastric ulcers, have been linked to type B insulin resistance syndrome in diabetics, researchers reported in the British medical journal The Lancet.
Peptic ulcer bacterium alters the body's defense system
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Helicobacter pylori survives in the body by manipulating important immune system cells. This is shown in a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The discovery may lead to new treatm ...
Simple measures may prevent transmission of stomach ulcer bacteria
Jun 24, 2009 |
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The stomach ulcer bacterium Helicobacter pylori is not transmitted through drinking water as previously thought, but rather through vomit and possibly faeces. This is shown in a thesis at the Sahlgrenska Academ ...
Tummy troubles -- gastrin key in bacterial-induced stomach cancer
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Current research suggests that levels of gastrin play a key role in the development of Helicobacter-induced stomach cancer. The related report by Takaishi et al, "Gastrin is an essential cofactor for Helicobacter-associated gastric corpu ...
How to confirm the causes of iron deficiency anemia in young women
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA) is commonly seen in women aged ...
Glutamine supplements show promise in treating stomach ulcers
May 15, 2009 |
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Nearly 20 years ago, it was discovered that bacteria known as Helicobacter pylori were responsible for stomach ulcers. Since then, antibiotics have become the primary therapy used to combat the H. pylori infection, which affects ...
