Dear Doctors: In your recent column about gastritis, you didn’t mention the possibility of getting H. pylori from flies. I was diagnosed with H. pylori decades ago, and soon after I saw a video in the ...

What if we could eliminate a major risk factor for stomach cancer in Black, Asian, Latino and other vulnerable populations? A new study from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of ...

For centuries, the medical community attributed gastric ulcers to lifestyle factors, particularly the consumption of ...

Child health experts have warned that untreated peptic ulcer disease in children could lead to anaemia, shock and bleeding, ...

A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago demonstrated that Botulinum toxin (Botox) injected in the pylorus (sphincter where the stomach exits into the small intestine) during ...

Factors that increase a person’s risk of developing stomach cancer include older age, being male, and an H. pylori infection. By knowing the risk factors, people can take steps to lower their chances ...

Grabbing meals on the go, running endless errands, staying up late to finish work or school projects — we all have days when we push ourselves too hard and end up experiencing digestive distress and ...

The starfish, which ejects its cardiac stomach to digest prey, is famous for spitting its stomach out of its mouth. Its stomach is unique, featuring two parts-a large, eversible cardiac stomach and a ...

Stomach ulcers could one day be a pain of the past thanks to research into a potential preventive vaccine. This is the goal of scientists from the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines, who ...

Ultrasound scans are not a typical diagnostic tool for stomach ulcers. However, healthcare professionals may use them to track treatment progress and identify large ulcers. Ultrasound scans use sound ...