Peptic ulcers may be less common, but their risks—and treatments—are evolving rapidly. Learn about symptoms, causes like H. pylori and NSAIDs, & new therapies.

The rocker, 75, did a new interview on Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast and explained why his peptic ulcer disease wasn’t included in the Thom Zimny-directed project that chronicles ...

Background: With dwindling rates of postoperative mortality in perforated peptic ulcer that is attributable to H 2-receptor blocker usage, there is a need to shift the focus towards the prevention ...

The organism Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is known to be the causative factor in many ulcers occurring in, or just out-side, the stomach. It has also been associated with an increased risk of ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as gastro oesophageal reflux disease, is more than just the occasional ...

Harvard- and Stanford-educated gastroenterologist Dr. Saurabh Sethi has warned against taking any painkiller on an empty ...

Consecutive patients with suspected acute peptic ulcer bleeding presenting to the Emergency Department of Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases over a 5-year period (May 2005–May 2010 ...

This article reviews the best times to take prescription and OTC famotidine. There are two types of peptic ulcers. Stomach (gastric) ulcers are sores that form on the stomach lining. Duodenal ...

Hamamatsu Photonics is pleased to announce the launch of its latest Si APD S17353 Series sensors, designed for high sensitivity and low noise performance in applications spanning a wide wavelength ...

In patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with at least one risk factor for clinically significant gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB), the impact of stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) on 28-day ...

A left intercostal catheter (ICC) was placed into the left pleural cavity with 1.5 L of gastric contents drained. A nasogastric tube was inserted. Her ionotropic requirement progressively increased, ...