Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and Helicobacter pylori infection are the most common causes of peptic ulcer bleeding. In an observational study, investigators in the Netherlands ...

Platelet aggregation is impaired in acidic environments, and hence blood clots that form on the surface of peptic ulcers are unstable. [11] In the stomach, an almost complete shutdown of gastric ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Endoscopic therapy yielded lower rates of rebleeding, mortality and surgery compared with ...

NEW YORK, August 3 (Praxis Press) Endoscopic treatments, such as epinephrine injections and thermocoagulation, are widely used to treat bleeding peptic ulcers, but bleeding recurs in 15 to 20% of ...

(Reuters Health) - - Older adults may be more likely to have bleeding stomach ulcers on days when the air has higher levels of nitrogen dioxide, a pollutant produced by car exhaust and power plants, a ...

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Findings from a new, multinational, randomized, controlled trial suggest that histamine receptor 2 antagonists and PPIs are equal in their ability to control peptic ulcer rebleeding. However, several ...

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 ...

SO MUCH has been said and written on the subject of peptic ulcer that one could not unreasonably ask why we are presenting a discussion of the subject to this audience. Our reasons for doing so are ...

On the advice of his doctor, legendary singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen, who recently turned 74, postponed his worldwide tour to continue recovering from a digestive condition that many people born ...

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