News tagged with gastric ulcers

Bacterial protein mimics its host to disable a key enzyme (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria use all sorts of cunning to trick hosts into doing their bidding. One con in their bag of tricks: the molecular mimic. In this ruse, bacteria or their agents look for all purposes like some native ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Tummy troubles -- gastrin key in bacterial-induced stomach cancer

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A potential anti-ulcer herb medicine: Rocket 'Eruca sativa'

Gastric ulcer is an illness that affects a considerable number of people worldwide. Although the introduction of proton-pump inhibitors to the classic anti-ulcer therapy has revolutionized treatment of peptic ulcers and other ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Does Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy prevent gastric cancer?

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0