Parkinson's Disease and H. pylori Infections of the gastrointestinal tract

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"Beating Ulcer-Causing Bugs"

HealthNewsDigest.com

By Olga Falkowski, M.D.

July 12, 2011

"In recent months, researchers have made other important discoveries, she says, finding a link between H. pylori and Parkinson's disease and identifying the mechanism by which H. pylori seems to flip the cancer switch in some people.

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"In the Parkinson’s research, several studies have found that people with the disease were more likely to be infected with H. pylori -- and that Parkinson's patients who were treated and cured of H. pylori infections did better than people who weren’t treated.

"All of this shows that testing for H. pylori can be immensely valuable, Dr. Falkowski says.  “We know that this bacteria plays an important role in the development of gastric cancer, and we’re learning more and more about the role they play in other diseases, such as Parkinson’s,” she says.  “This understanding gives us a whole new way to prevent these diseases.”

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http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Guest_Columnist_710/Beating_Ulcer-Causing_Bugs.shtml

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