Helicobacter pylori infection

Characteristics Of Clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter Pylori

harminka — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:22:02 -0500

Clarithromycin is currently one of the antibiotics used for eradication of Helicobacter pylori. However, reports of H. pylori resistance to this antibiotic are increasing worldwide.

Novel toxin receptor discovered for ulcer-causing stomach pathogen

harminka — Sat, 24 May 2008 03:18:36 -0500

Helicobacter pylori is one tough bug. It can survive in the human stomach, a zone with a pH somewhere between that of lemon juice and battery acid. Now researchers have discovered how an H. pylori toxin gets into cells, a feat that helps the bacterium live in one of the most inhospitable environments in the body.

H. pylori Strains Are Associated with Precancerous Lesions

harminka — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:29:44 -0500

A new study suggests that previous estimates of the risk of gastric cancer following infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori may be too low. The research identifies certain strains of the bacterium associated with precancerous gastric lesions.

Stomach cancer rate set to fall further 25 percent over next decade

harminka — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:55:03 -0500

New cases of stomach cancer are set to plummet a further 25 per cent in the West over the next decade, indicates research published ahead of print in the journal Gut.

Cow protein aids in treatment of gastrointestinal disorder

harminka — Thu, 17 May 2007 07:56:56 -0500

Recent evidence suggests that therapy currently used to treat Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, a major cause of upper gastrointestinal disorders, is unsuccessful in around 25 percent of cases.