Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Medicine borrows much of its vocabulary from Latin and ancient Greek. For example, the word "gastric" refers to the stomach. The ...

HOW TO TAKE THE POST-TEST: Click here after reading the article to take the post-test on myCME.com. Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a common dis­order in the United States, with approximately 500,000 ...

A peptic ulcer is a sore occurring in the lining of the first portion of the small intestine, the stomach or the esophagus. Ulcers are crater-like sores which are usually one-fourth to three-fourths ...

Patient Information Fact Sheet – Peptic UlcerWhat is a peptic ulcer? A peptic ulcer is a sensitive, raw patch, very much like a mouth ulcer, which forms a break in the lining of the stomach or the ...

IT is not uncommon to encounter a middle-aged patient who for a number of years has suffered from ulcer and who, weary of his recurrent trials, seeks relief in surgery. Physicians are now less ...

A peptic ulcer is not a condition with a single cause, but involves several interrelated factors which affect the health and integrity of the gastric and duodenal mucosa. The male preponderance of ...

Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006;3(2):80-89. Despite their well-accepted anti-inflammatory and analgesic benefits, NSAID use is probably the most common cause of gastrointestinal mucosal ...

Here’s what upper stomach pain is, what commonly causes it and when to seek care.

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As estimated by a mail questionnaire, to which 8056 (92 per cent) of 8716 eligible physicians responded, 11 per cent of male Massachusetts physicians above the age of 45 reported have had a duodenal ...

Bruce Springsteen announced Wednesday that he's postponing a slate of concerts in September on the advice of doctors who are treating him for peptic ulcer disease. The legendary rocker posted a note ...

A perforated duodenal ulcer can lead to severe complications, as it allows bacteria from the intestine to escape into and infect the lining of the abdomen. The infection can lead to sepsis, which can ...