If the lining of your stomach becomes inflamed, a condition known as gastritis, this can lead to ulcer disease over time, according to the Mayo Clinic. Although foods can't cause — or cure — gastritis ...

Medicine borrows much of its vocabulary from Latin and ancient Greek. For example, the word "gastric" refers to the stomach. The word "peptic" refers to the digestive system. As such, these two terms ...

The term peptic ulcer is referred to both, gastric and duodenal ulcers. It is believed to have occurred due to an infection by a bacterium known as Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). This ...

THERE is general agreement that the management of a gastric ulcer is a more exacting task than that of a duodenal ulcer because of the implications of carcinoma masquerading as an innocent gastric ...

Gastric ulcer, also known as stomach ulcer is a severe condition that leads to the formation of open sores on the inner lining of the stomach. These open sores are called ulcers. Ulcers can also occur ...

IN 1928 Sir Berkeley Moynihan 1 wrote, "Not a little of the incredulity of patients and the apathy of medical men is based upon the undisputed conviction that cancer of the stomach is incurable." When ...