Researchers have found in a new study that periodontitis was linked to a higher risk of peptic and duodenal ulcers, but not gastric ulcers. Therefore treatment of periodontitis may enhance ...

Ulcer pain comes when the sore area of the stomach lining gets exposed to stomach acid. Here's what you need to know.

SINCE 1892 to 1895,1 , 2 when the first reports of successful suture of perforated peptic ulcer were published, the mortality rate in the surgical therapy of this condition has steadily decreased, ...

Scientists are studying the bug linked to stomach ulcers for means to fight Alzheimer’s disease. Read more at ...

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Omeprazole 20 mg daily has also been shown to reduce the incidence of peptic ulcers among aspirin users in the ASTERIX trial, although the relative benefit of famotidine versus omeprazole is unknown.

Symptoms of peptic ulcer disease commonly include epigastric pain, postprandial pain and nocturnal pain, pain that can wake the patient from sleep, and pain relieved by food or antacids. Less ...

Most stomach cancers “are caused by chronic infection with H. pylori and can be prevented by treatment of the infection with ...

Together, stomach and duodenal ulcers are referred to as 'peptic' ulcers. These can cause considerable discomfort and are often associated with feelings of acidity and indigestion.

A patient who was diagnosed with potential heart problems has spoken of his "shock" after being told he may have to wait a ...

Scientists are just beginning to understand the microbes that have been with us for millennia — the so-called microbiome, ...