Exposure to a common stomach bug, which over half the population will have during their lifetime, has been linked with ...

Helicobacter pylori (H pylori), a common bacteria that can infect the stomach, has been linked to more than one in five bowel ...

It used to be thought that stomach and duodenal (outlet of the stomach) irritation and ulcers were caused by stress and spicy foods. Then, in the late 1970s and early ’80s two researchers in Australia ...

Most people with an H. pylori infection don't have symptoms. You can treat H. pylori infections with antibiotics and medications that lower acid to prevent complications. H. pylori is common, but you ...

Roughly half the world's population is infected with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which is responsible for about 90% of gastric cancers. However, until now, it has been unclear why some ...

The American Journal of Gastroenterology has published a new guideline on the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. The corresponding author on the guideline is William D. Chey, M.D.

Illustration by Jared Bartman / The Atlantic. Source: Alamy. It survives, for example, by producing “copious amounts” of an enzyme that neutralizes stomach acid, Richard Peek, a gastroenterologist at ...

The World Health Organization calls it a carcinogen, yet most people never know they carry it.

Helicobacter pylori infection is a very common bacterial infection with a prevalence of around 80-90% among adults in low and middle-income countries and up to 40% in high-income countries. It is ...

A new study shows that cranberry juice can reduce the risk of getting an H. pylori infection, which can lead to stomach ulcers. Courtesy of Rodale Images If I say cranberries, the first thought might ...