The Helicobacter pylori duodenal ulcer promoting gene, dupA in China Oct 25, 2008
Although duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer are both caused by H. pylori, they are at opposite ends of the spectrum and as such are considered mutually exclusive. Duodenal ulcer promoting (dupA) gene was reported to be associated with duodenal ulcer development ... H. pylori were isolated from gastric biopsies of patients with chronic gastritis, duodenal ulcer (DU), gastric ulcer (GU), or non-cardia gastric carcinoma. (BioMed Central)
Doctor, Husband Sep 18, 2008
Another is of a husband with anxiety neurosis caused by his wife loudly invoking god each time he attempted to undress her; and a husband who developed duodenal ulcer induced by his wifes snoring. Given to vivid imagery, he described it as the bellowing of mastodons across African swamps. (India Times, India)
Killick back on his feet after a rough summer Jul 31, 2008
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• Mystery Clings To Boy Stuck In Slow Growth Pattern Sep 24, 2007
A recent trip to Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle revealed Joshua has a painful duodenal ulcer in the small intestine, close to his G-tube area, Tania said. As she has come to expect, the situation is rare, she added. (Q13.com, WA)
A Man with Gastric Cancer and Lung Nodules Sep 21, 2007
The patient had been in good health until approximately 5 years before admission, when he had a decreased appetite and epigastric discomfort; evaluation at another facility revealed a hiatal hernia, gastroesophageal reflux, and a duodenal ulcer. Testing for Helicobacter pylori was positive. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Report blasts prison medical care Sep 20, 2007
Sudden cardiac arrest claimed three inmate lives, congestive heart failure two more, with acute myocardial infarction, a perforated duodenal ulcer, hypothermia, incarcerated hernia, acute pancreatitis, stroke and testicular cancer accounting for the rest of the preventable deaths. The report found "significant lapses in care" in more than half of the deaths reviewed and in all of the preventable and possibly preventable cases. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Exelixis Reports Encouraging Interim Data From a Phase 2 Trial of XL647 as First-Line Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Sep 5, 2007
5 events in 4 patients were considered possibly or probably related to study drug: Grade 3 GI hemorrhage and duodenal ulcer in 1 patient, and Grade 3 pneumonia, Grade 4 pulmonary embolism, and Grade 2 haemoptysis. About XL647 XL647 is a potent inhibitor of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) that are implicated in driving tumor proliferation and vascularization (blood vessel formation). (PR Newswire)
Woman died after 'hospital failure' Apr 12, 2007
Alison Christian died two days before Christmas 2005 at the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, of a naturally-occurring duodenal ulcer which had perforated ... He recorded the medical cause of death as peritonitis with a perforated duodenal ulcer and said the verdict was that: "Ms Christian suffered a naturally-occurring duodenal ulcer which perforated in late December 2005. This was not recognised until she was beyond help. The conclusion as to the death is that Alison Christian died from... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
