Peptic Ulcer Resources

 

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)

2 Information Way
Bethesda, MD  20892-3570
Phone:  1-800-891-5389
Fax:  (703) 738-4929

E-mail:  nddic@info.niddk.nih.gov
Web Address:  http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/a-z.asp
 
This clearinghouse is a service of the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The clearinghouse answers questions; develops, reviews, and sends out publications; and coordinates information resources about digestive diseases. Publications produced by the clearinghouse are reviewed carefully for scientific accuracy, content, and readability. The clearinghouse does not provide medical advice.

Latest Peptic Ulcer News
Stressful childhood tied to adulthood ulcer risk

August 25, 2009 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults who had a difficult childhood may be at higher risk of developing a stomach ulcer than those with a less stressful past, a new study suggests.

Bleeding ulcer outcomes worse on weekends

March 6, 2009 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with bleeding peptic ulcers who are admitted to a hospital on a weekend for have poorer survival than those admitted on a weekday, according to the results of a new study.

Chronic stomach pain usually worsened by meals

November 7, 2008 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In most patients with a condition known as functional dyspepsia, eating a meal aggravates the symptoms, which include persistent upper abdominal pain, fullness, bloating, nausea and other symptoms, according to a new report published in the journal "Gut."

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