Five women imprisoned at Western New Mexico Correctional Facility near Grants have filed a civil rights lawsuit over what they say is a “longstanding and ongoing” stomach infection circulating among ...

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Researchers at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, have said to avert a fresh cholera outbreak in the country during the forthcoming rainy season, Nigerians must keep their ...

Ulcers are open sores or erosions that develop in the lining of the stomach or small intestine, also known as the digestive ...

Bad breath (medically known as halitosis) is a symptom of gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, such as acid reflux and ulcers.

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THE Nigeria Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, yesterday, said urgent steps must be taken to tackle the Helicobacter pylori ...

A silent but dangerous bacterial infection is sweeping through Nigeria, affecting 85 to 87 per cent of the population, yet ...

As Nigeria grapples with visible epidemics of diseases, researchers at the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, on ...

This study is reported by Lizeng Gao's group from the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing. The ...

H. pylori infection causes around 40 per cent of stomach cancers in the UK. The stomach contents are acidic, as it acts as a reservoir at the first stage of processing food for digestion.