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 ...

The incidence of clinically significant recurrent bleeding was lower with esomeprazole than with placebo. In a manufacturer-funded international randomized trial, 764 adults with bleeding from single ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Symptoms of GI bleeding include stomach pain, vomiting blood, or having black, tarry stool.Peptic ulcers are the leading cause of upper GI bleeding, while ...

Proton-pump inhibitor esomeprazole achieved similar success of hemostasis whether administered orally or intravenously in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding after endoscopy, according to research ...

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 ...

H. pylori is the major cause of duodenal ulcer. Duodenal peptic ulcers occur in the first part of the intestine, one or two inches past the end of the stomach. Symptoms include indigestion and upper ...

NEW YORK – People with bleeding peptic ulcers who are admitted to a hospital on a weekend for have poorer survival than those admitted on a weekday, according to the results of a new study. Dr. Abdel ...

Doctronic reports nine crucial ibuprofen interactions to avoid, including blood thinners and alcohol, to prevent serious side ...

(Reuters Health) - - Older adults may be more likely to have bleeding stomach ulcers on days when the air has higher levels of nitrogen dioxide, a pollutant produced by car exhaust and power plants, a ...

Medicine borrows much of its vocabulary from Latin and ancient Greek. For example, the word "gastric" refers to the stomach. The word "peptic" refers to the digestive system. As such, these two terms ...