Stomach bacteria might protect against MS
A study in Australia suggests that women infected with the common stomach bug Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) have a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis. (Source: Multiple Sclerosis Trust)
Source: Multiple Sclerosis Trust - January 20, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Vegetable oil ingredient key to destroying gastric disease bacteria
(University of California - San Diego) The bacterium Helicobacter pylori is strongly associated with gastric ulcers and cancer. To combat the infection, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Jacobs School of Engineering developed LipoLLA, a therapeutic nanoparticle that contains linolenic acid, a component in vegetable oils. In mice, LipoLLA was safe and more effective against H. pylori infection than standard antibiotic treatments. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 25, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
PPI - Gastric Cancer Link Remains After H. Pylori Eradication
Increased risk seen in H. pylori - infected subjects who received eradication therapy (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - November 11, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacy, Journal, Source Type: news
H. Pylori Treatment Tied to Lower Metachronous Gastric Cancer Risk
Those treated after early CA also had improvement in atrophy grade at gastric corpus lesser curvature (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - November 11, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology, Infections, Oncology, Pathology, Pharmacy, Surgery, Journal, Source Type: news
H. Pylori Treatment May Reduce Gastric Cancer Incidence, Death
Reductions in gastric cancer mortality seen with H. pylori treatment, vitamin, garlic supplementation (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - November 11, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology, Infections, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Journal, Source Type: news
WHO prompts Helicobacter pylori screening to prevent gastric cancer
(Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - October 1, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
WHO Urges H pylori Screening to Prevent Gastric CancerWHO Urges H pylori Screening to Prevent Gastric Cancer
A World Health Organization (WHO) working group advises countries with a high incidence of stomach cancer to include Helicobacter pylori screening and treatment in national cancer control programs. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 30, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Botox may be useful in treating stomach cancers
ConclusionThese laboratory experiments show that nerves have a role in the development and advancement of stomach cancer. The early experiments in mice found that stopping the nervous supply by either cutting the vagus nerve or injecting it with Botox improved survival rates and reduced cancer growth.The Botox injections were not performed on any humans in this study. However, an early-phase clinical trial in humans with inoperable stomach cancer began in Norway in January 2013, with the results expected in 2016. This will determine the safety of such a procedure and work out the number of people who would need to be treat...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 21, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Source Type: news
Common antibiotic linked to 'tiny' rise in heart deaths
Conclusion
The conclusion that the risk of cardiac death during the use of clarithromycin is 76% higher than that for penicillin V was based on a small number of cardiac deaths. In fact, it occurred during 0.01% of prescriptions of clarithromycin, compared with 0.005% during prescriptions for penicillin V.
A death rate just a bit higher than a very small death rate is still very small. This means that from an individual point of view, the risk of cardiac death from taking either antibiotic is minimal.
This study does not prove clarithromycin caused any cardiac deaths. It only showed a very small increased risk of card...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 20, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Medical practice Source Type: news
H pylori Eradication to Prevent Gastric CancerH pylori Eradication to Prevent Gastric Cancer
A meta-analysis seems to find a benefit for H pylori eradication on gastric cancer, but what do the findings mean for clinical practice? Medscape Nurses (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - July 23, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Viewpoint Source Type: news
Exploiting gastric vulnerability
(PLOS) Helicobacter pylori infection promotes stomach ulcers and cancer. How H. pylori initially interacts with and irritates gastric tissue is not well understood. An article published on July 17 in PLOS Pathogens now describes that H. pylori rapidly identifies and colonizes sites of minor injuries in the stomach, almost immediately interferes with healing at those injury sites, and so promotes sustained gastric damage. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 17, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Associations Between Helicobacter Pylori and ObesityAssociations Between Helicobacter Pylori and Obesity
Is there an established correlation between H. pylori disease and weight gain or loss? This new study investigates. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
How Far Would You Go for Science?How Far Would You Go for Science?
Dr. Roger Steinert shares a story told by Nobel laureate Dr. Barry Marshall, whose great discovery of Helicobacter pylori as the cause of peptic ulcer disease was difficult to swallow. Medscape Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Commentary Source Type: news
Does H pylori Eradication Explain Rising Obesity?Does H pylori Eradication Explain Rising Obesity?
New research suggests that eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection in the developed world may, at least in part, have contributed to the obesity epidemic. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - June 9, 2014 Category: Primary Care Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Could the 'Ulcer Bug' Guard Against Obesity?
International review of countries found higher H. pylori rates corresponded with lower obesity rates (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - June 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
