Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and Helicobacter pylori infection are the most common causes of peptic ulcer bleeding. In an observational study, investigators in the Netherlands ...

Platelet aggregation is impaired in acidic environments, and hence blood clots that form on the surface of peptic ulcers are unstable. [11] In the stomach, an almost complete shutdown of gastric ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bruce Springsteen announced that he's postponing shows on his tour to take care of a medical issue. Bruce Springsteen announced ...

Findings from a new, multinational, randomized, controlled trial suggest that histamine receptor 2 antagonists and PPIs are equal in their ability to control peptic ulcer rebleeding. However, several ...

Elderly patients with bleeding stomach ulcers who had an early exploratory test called an upper endoscopy had a two-day shorter hospital stay and were less likely to require surgery than patients who ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Endoscopic therapy yielded lower rates of rebleeding, mortality and surgery compared with ...

DALLAS – Jan. 20, 2005 – Heart patients with gastrointestinal complications should use low doses of aspirin combined with drugs that treat stomach ulcers rather than taking the anti-platelet drug ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're like a lot of people, you probably spend some time every day wondering what to eat. This question can be made more ...

SO MUCH has been said and written on the subject of peptic ulcer that one could not unreasonably ask why we are presenting a discussion of the subject to this audience. Our reasons for doing so are ...

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Bruce Springsteen postponed shows to get treatment for symptoms of the disease. By Dani Blum Bruce Springsteen announced on Wednesday night that he would be postponing September shows because he is ...

On the advice of his doctor, legendary singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen, who recently turned 74, postponed his worldwide tour to continue recovering from a digestive condition that many people born ...