H. Pylori Infections

  • Standard Three-Drug H. pylori Therapy Beats Newer Four-Drug Regimens
    Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium known to cause peptic ulcers, is also the primary cause of gastric cancer, which is a leading cancer killer globally. A large clinical trial at seven sites across Latin America has now found that a standard three-drug regimen for treating ...More
    July 20, 2011
    Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
  • Study Shows How Flu Infections May Prevent Asthma
    In a paper that suggests a new strategy to prevent asthma, scientists at Children's Hospital Boston and their colleagues report that the influenza virus infection in young mice protected the mice as adults against the development of allergic asthma. The same protective ...More
    December 13, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Can H. pylori Infections Be Eradicated?
    Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium found in about 50 percent of humans worldwide, can cause stomach ulcers and, in extreme cases, gastric cancer. In an article for F1000 Medicine Reports, Seiji Shiota and Yoshio Yamaoka discuss the possible eradication of H. pylori ...More
    March 12, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Confirm Role of Common Stomach Bacteria in Pancreatic Cancer
    Yale University researchers have discovered that colonization by the common stomach bacteria Helicobacter pylori in people with non-O blood types is associated with a nearly three-fold increased risk of pancreatic cancer.  The research, published online Feb. 24 in the ...More
    March 4, 2010
    Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
  • Gastric Ulcer Bacteria Turn Immune Defense Inward
    Despite a strong response from our immune defense, the body is unable to rid itself of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori. One reason for this is that this bacterium encourages elements of the immune response to remain in tissue, activating the wrong immune cells. Research ...More
    January 25, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Team Finds Link Between H. Pylori and Cancer-Promoting Factor
    By Diana YatesResearchers report that Helicobacter pylori, the only bacterium known to survive in the harsh environment of the human stomach, directly activates an enzyme in host cells that has been associated with several types of cancer, including gastric cancer.Chronic ...More
    January 6, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Taking Sharper Aim at Stomach Ulcer Bacteria
    Scientists are reporting discovery of a much sought after crack in the armor of a common microbe that infects the stomachs of one-sixth of the world’s population, causing stomach ulcers and other diseases. They identified a group of substances that block a key ...More
    September 30, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Simple Measures May Prevent Transmission of H. pylori
    The stomach ulcer bacterium Helicobacter pylori is not transmitted through drinking water as previously thought, but rather through vomit and possibly feces, according to new research  from the Sahlgrenska Academy. The researchers say that it is therefore possible to ...More
    June 24, 2009
    Posted in News
  • How Do Lactobacilli Treat Helicobacter pylori-related Diseases?
    Some studies have demonstrated H. pylori stimulates the release of interleukin-8 (IL-8) from gastric epithelia, which initiates inflammatory damage to gastric mucosa and plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of H. pylori infections. H. pylori lipopolysaccharide (H. ...More
    September 10, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Novel Toxin Receptor Discovered for Helicobacter pylori
    CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – 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 ...More
    May 27, 2008
    Posted in News
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