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Is bismuth safe medicine for treatment peptic ulcer disease?

Bismuth compounds have been used for centuries in medicine. The discovery of H. pylori in 1983 led to renewed interest in bismuth compounds, because these were found to successfully treat the infection in combination with antibiotics.

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New potential health benefit of olive oil for peptic ulcer disease

Already fabled for an array of health benefits, extra virgin olive oil - a centerpiece of the Mediterranean Diet - may have a new role in helping to prevent and treat Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections, which cause millions of cases of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease each year, researchers in Spain report.

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