Forget stress and spicy food. The real cause of most ulcers is a sneaky bacteria hiding in your gut but modern medicine has a ...

Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative, microaerophilic bacterium that colonizes the gastric mucus overlying the epithelium of the stomach in ... Various bacterial virulence factors are associated ...

Five women imprisoned at Western New Mexico Correctional Facility near Grants have filed a civil rights lawsuit over what they say is a “longstanding and ongoing” stomach infection circulating among ...

Bad breath (medically known as halitosis) is a symptom of gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, such as acid reflux and ulcers.

Gastric cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Infection with Helicobacter pylori bacteria, ...

This bug also appears to be the main cause of gastritis, where there is chronic inflammation of the stomach lining. More worrying, H pylori infection has also been linked with an increased risk of ...

pylori, which damage the cells of the stomach's mucosa, according to him. Symptoms of H. pylori infection At most times, this ...

Recently, researchers have uncovered a potential link between a prevalent stomach bacterium, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), ...

THE Nigeria Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, yesterday, said urgent steps must be taken to tackle the Helicobacter pylori ...

A silent but dangerous bacterial infection is sweeping through Nigeria, affecting 85 to 87 per cent of the population, yet ...

pylori infection. Magnifying endoscopy can reveal more precisely the abnormal mucosal patterns in an H. pylori-infected stomach; however, it requires more training, expertise, and time.

The authors conclude that infection with cagA-positive strains of H. pylori could be a strong predisposing factor for the development of gastric adenocarcinoma.