Standard three-drug H. pylori therapy beats newer four-drug regimens in Latin America study
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 20:30
in Health & Medicine
Clinical trials in Europe and Asia were thought to have pinpointed the best treatment regimen to eradicate the H. pylori bug, an important cause of peptic ulcers and gastric cancer. New results from a large study in Latin America turn those findings on their head, suggesting different populations need different therapies.