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Vitamin C May Protect Against Ulcer-Causing Bacteria, Study Finds
August 1, 2003 A study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) has found that the lower the level of vitamin C in the blood the more likely a person will become infected by Helicobacter ... > full story -
Ulcer-Causing Pathogen Uses Hydrogen For Energy
December 3, 2002 In a groundbreaking study, a North Carolina State University microbiologist has discovered that the bacteria associated with almost all human ulcers - one that is also correlated with the development ... > full story -
Ulcer Bacteria Linked To Strokes
July 9, 2002 Potent strains of ulcer-causing bacteria may play a key role in certain kinds of stroke, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart ... > full story -
Helicobacter Pylori Infection Most Common In Early Childhood
March 15, 2002 A bacteria that causes stomach ulcers infects most people before they reach age 10, according to a Baylor College of Medicine study published in the March 16 issue of the Lancet. Helicobacter pylori ... > full story -
New Research Shows Promise In Conquering Ulcer-Causing H. Pylori
April 27, 2001 A new study in mice suggests that a treatment using a specific type of immune cell can eradicate the ulcer-causing bacteria Helicobacter ... > full story -
First Direct Link Found Between Bacteria In Drinking Water And Stomach Ulcers
June 9, 1999 Penn State Harrisburg researchers report they have found the first direct link between the presence of a bacterium in Pennsylvania drinking water and stomach ulcers. ... > full story -
Researchers Discover How Ulcer Bug Becomes Antibiotic-Resistant
April 17, 1998 Scientists in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and St. Louis, Mo., have discovered why the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which causes peptic ulcer disease, is sensitive to metronidazole, a critical component ... > full story -
Researchers Discover Ways The Ulcer/Cancer Bug Can Trigger Disease
April 6, 1998 A mouse with a human gene has revealed why some people who harbor the peptic ulcer bacterium get sick while others don't. If the stomach lining provides toeholds for the bacterium, it may draw ... > full story -
Blood Test Accurately Diagnoses Ulcers, University of Florida Researchers Report
January 5, 1998 GAINESVILLE, Fla.---University of Florida researchers report a blood test they helped develop can accurately detect the bacteria that causes most ulcers -- at less than one-fourth the cost of ... > full story -
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Ulcer Sufferers Gain New Diagnostic Option Mayo Medical Labs First Test Center To Offer New Test
August 26, 1997 An exciting medical advance is allowing ulcer sufferers to breathe a sigh of relief. Until now, biopsy of the stomach lining has been the only certain way to diagnose an active infection which is ... > full story
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