Broccoli sprouts may prevent stomach cancer by defeating Helicobacter pylori
Monday, April 6, 2009 - 00:49
in Health & Medicine
PHILADELPHIA - Three-day-old broccoli sprouts, a widely available human food, suppressed Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections, according to a report in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. H. pylori infections are one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide and are a major cause of stomach cancer.