While conversations about cancer risk often center on genetics and lifestyle choices, emerging research highlights a more insidious threat lurking in millions of American stomachs. Helicobacter pylori ...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria infect the stomach lining and cause abdominal pain and discomfort. Some people with H. pylori also develop ulcers on the lining of the digestive tract, ad it’s ...

Symptomatic infections from a common stomach bacterium after age 50 may increase Alzheimer's disease risk. The corresponding study was published in Alzheimer's and Dementia. Common stomach bacteria ...

Eating certain foods together might sound like a good idea, but when mixed in your belly, they can cause all kinds of issues.

Illustration by Jared Bartman / The Atlantic. Source: Alamy. It survives, for example, by producing “copious amounts” of an enzyme that neutralizes stomach acid, Richard Peek, a gastroenterologist at ...

Dear Doctors: I was having stomach pain and some nausea. The doctor found bacteria in my stomach, and I was diagnosed with a gastric ulcer. Now I’m being told that I should get screened for stomach ...

Atrophic gastritis represents one of the most underdiagnosed digestive conditions, quietly damaging stomach tissue while dramatically increasing gastric cancer risk. This chronic inflammation of the ...

Q: I was having stomach pain and some nausea. The doctor found bacteria in my stomach, and I was diagnosed with a gastric ulcer. Now I'm being told that I should get screened for stomach cancer. Is ...

A new study found that simply adding salt to your meals may increase your risk of developing stomach cancer Getty Adding salt to your food may increase your risk of stomach cancer by 40%, according to ...

Sept. 27, 2004 — Successful eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection results in significant platelet recovery in 56% of patients with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), according ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." You may want to think twice before picking up that salt shaker. Previous research has shown that adding ...