Nobel Prize for Medicine to discoverers of bacteria causing ulcers

Helicobacter pylori is the bacteria that causes gastritis (inflammation of stomach lining) and gastric/peptic ulcer disease and its discovery paved a new and effective way of treating these debilitating diseases. Australian scientists discovered the bacterium by studying gastrointestinal tissue biopsies under a microscope and then consuming some of the bacteria seen to support their theory of the bacteria's involvement in producing inflammation and ulceration of the gut. Before this time it was believed that stress and lifestyle play an important role in the development of peptic ulcers, which can cause serious disease with gut perforation, bleeding and cancer. Now, the previously chronic illness can be cured with antibiotics and reduction of stomach acid with agents such as proton pump inhibitors.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by The Scientist

Related Disease Topics:

• Gastritis
• Inflammation of the stomach lining
• Gastric ulcer disease
• Peptic ulcer disease
• Peptic ulcers
• Gut perforation
• Cancer
• Chronic illness

Related Symptom Topics:

• Bleeding

Article Source Details

About: Nobel Prize for Medicine to discoverers of bacteria causing ulcers

Date: 3 October 2005

Source: The Scientist

Author: Stephen Pincock

URL: http://www.the-scientist.com/news/20051003/01

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Surgery
• Surgery and endoscopy
• Surgery and gastroscopy
• Surgery and gastritis
• Surgery and gastric ulcer
• Surgery and peptic ulcer
• Surgery and peptic ulcer disease
• Surgery and gastric ulcer disease
• Surgery and stomach cancer
• Surgery and stomach lining inflammation
• Surgery and gut perforation
• Surgery and bleeding ulcer
• Surgery and gastrointestinal perforation
• Surgery and gastrointestinal bleeding
• Cause of gastritis
• Cause of gastric ulcer
• Cause of peptic ulcer
• Cause of peptic ulcer disease
• Cause of gastric ulcer disease
• Cause of stomach cancer
• Cause of stomach lining inflammation
• Cause of gut perforation
• Cause of bleeding ulcer
• Cause of gastrointestinal perforation
• Cause of gastrointestinal bleeding
• Cause of chronic illness
• Cause of stomach pain
• Cause of stomach ache
• Cause of gut ache
• Risk and Helicobacter pylori
• Risk and stomach infection
• Risk and bacterial infection
• Risk and gastritis
• Risk and gastric ulcer
• Risk and peptic ulcer
• Risk and peptic ulcer disease
• Risk and gastric ulcer disease
• Risk and stomach cancer
• Risk and stomach lining inflammation
• Risk and gut perforation
• Risk and bleeding ulcer
• Risk and gastrointestinal perforation
• Risk and gastrointestinal bleeding
• Research
• Research and Helicobacter pylori
• Research and stomach infection
• Research and bacterial infection
• Research and Nobel prize
• Research and gastritis
• Research and gastric ulcer
• Research and peptic ulcer
• Research and peptic ulcer disease
• Research and gastric ulcer disease
• Research and stomach cancer
• Research and stomach lining inflammation
• Research and gut perforation
• Research and bleeding ulcer
• Research and gastrointestinal perforation
• Research and gastrointestinal bleeding
• Research and stress
• Research and lifestyle
• Research and microbiologist
• Research and pathologist
• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• Misdiagnosis and Helicobacter pylori
• Misdiagnosis and gastric ulcer
• Misdiagnosis and peptic ulcer
• Misdiagnosis and peptic ulcer disease
• Misdiagnosis and stress
• Misdiagnosis and lifestyle
• Misdiagnosis and gastritis
• Misdiagnosis and gut lining inflammation

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