http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A recent study shows that the presence of H. pylori bacteria is associated with elevated levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), an important biomarker for blood glucose levels and diabetes. This association was stronger in obese individuals with a higher Body Mass Index (BMI). The results, which suggest the bacteria may play a role in the development of diabetes in adults, are published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases and are now available online. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-link-pylori-bacteria-adult-diabetes.html Diabetes Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:51:58 EST news250919485 (HealthDay) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded approval for a breath test that screens for a common ulcer-causing germ, to include children aged 3 years to 17. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-children-eligible-screening-bacterium.html Medications Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:38:27 EST news249331075 The stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori is one of the biggest risk factors for the development of gastric cancer, the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. Molecular biologists from the University of Zurich have now identified a mechanism of Helicobacter pylori that damages the DNA of cells in the gastric mucosa and sets them up for malignant transformation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-stomach-bacterium-human-dna.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:27:52 EST news234534453 The immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT) is effective for predicting lesions in the lower intestine but not in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, confirms a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-noninvasive-fecal-occult-blood-effective.html Cancer Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:40:03 EST news231506756 Stomach cancer is actually two distinct disease variations based on its genetic makeup, and each responds differently to chemotherapy, according to an international team of scientists led by researchers at Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-genetic-differences-distinguish-stomach-cancers.html Cancer Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:10:01 EST news231431945 Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium known to cause peptic ulcers, is also the primary cause of gastric cancer, which is a leading cancer killer globally. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-standard-drug-pylori-therapy-regimens.html Medications Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:57:07 EST news230353013 Several types of cancer, including stomach, liver and colon, are far more common in men than in women. Some scientists have theorized that differences in lifestyle, such as diet and smoking, may account for the discrepancy, but growing evidence suggests that the differences are rooted in basic biological differences between men and women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-men-higher-stomach-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:58:00 EST news229751678 The results from a very well-done meta-analysis support other data generated on the risk of alcohol consumption and gastric cancer – that is – that the risk may be real for heavy alcohol consumption but not for moderate intake. The type of gastric cancer relating to heavier alcohol intake in this study tended to be tumors involving the noncardia, but differences between the association with tumors of the gastric cardia were not significant. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-gastric-cancer-heavy.html Cancer Wed, 18 May 2011 10:13:51 EST news224932422 (Medical Xpress) -- Early detection of cancer may eventually become as easy as taking a home pregnancy test, according to new University of Georgia research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-non-invasive-early-diagnostic-gastric-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:37:38 EST news223101437 A potential vaccine against bacteria that cause serious gastric disorders including stomach cancer may be a step closer following a pioneering study by a University of Guelph chemist. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-sugar-ground-deadly-bug.html Medical research Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:16:33 EST news222405378