Helicobacter PyloriFor many years, doctors blamed painful stomach ulcers on stress or spicy foods. More recently, however, scientists have determined that many ulcers are actually caused by a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori. H. pylori affects more than ha |
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The Anatomy and Physiology of Digestion What Happens to the Food that You Eat? | 24 |
H pylori Its Biology and Its Survival in the Stomach | 43 |
Who Is Infected with H pylori? | 54 |
H pylori and Ulcers | 65 |
H pylori and the Immune System | 72 |
The Role of H pyloriin Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases | 84 |
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