March 22nd, 2006 – Wilmington, DE – Results from two clinical trials, to be published in the April 2006 edition of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, indicate that NEXIUM® (esomeprazole ...

There are no fast ways to cure a stomach ulcer, but there are steps you can take to relieve discomfort and encourage healing. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medications. The fastest ...

Dr. Keith S. Grimson, professor of surgery at Duke University, had relieved a lot of peptic ulcers with a combination of tricky operations. But for three years he had been looking for a way to get the ...

The FDA approved an oral suspension product that combines omeprazole and sodium bicarbonate (Konvomep) to treat benign active gastric ulcers and reduce the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeds in ...

There are four types of stomach ulcers. Each type occurs on a different part of the stomach lining. These are different from duodenal ulcers, although they develop nearby and have similar causes and ...

Description The goal of the trial was to evaluate treatment with famotidine compared with placebo among patients taking low-dose aspirin. Hypothesis Famotidine would be more effective in preventing ...

A study found patients with type 2 diabetes treated with GLP-1 receptor agonists were less likely to develop peptic ulcer disease (PUD). As a second-line therapy, GLP-1 drugs also appeared to be more ...

Most often caused by use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or bacterial infection, peptic ulcer disease usually presents as epigastric pain.

A stomach ulcer is an open sore along the stomach’s lining. It typically causes pain that feels like a dull gnawing or burning sensation. A stomach ulcer, which people may also call a gastric or ...