The natural course of Helicobacter pylori infection on endoscopic findings in a population during 17 years of follow-up: the Sørreisa gastrointestinal disorder study.

The natural course of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is poorly understood, as most research in the field has been on patient populations. We studied the natural course of H.

Changes in the prevalence of dyspepsia and Helicobacter pylori infection after 17 years: the Sørreisa gastrointestinal disorder study.

Dyspepsia and Helicobacter pylori infection are two important public health issues in the field of gastroenterology, generating high expenditures in diagnosis and treatment. A causal relationship between H. pylori and dyspepsia is still debated.

Combination of diet, exercise and intermittent treatment of cimetidine on body weight and maintenance of weight loss. A 42 months follow-up study.

Introduction: The aim of the study was to investigate the long term effect of diet, exercise and intermittent treatment of cimetidine on body weight and maintenance of weight lost during treatment.

Material And Methods: Fifty women and five men who had completed a 8 week randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of cimetidine for weight loss were invited to participate in an open, non-randomized follow-up study of 42 months. The study was designed to compare weight loss and/or weight gain in subjects who, dependent on their level of motivation, volunteered to participate in an intervention or non-intervention group.

Non-ulcer dyspepsia and peptic ulcer: the distribution in a population and their relation to risk factors.

Background: The aetiology of non-ulcer dyspepsia and a possible connection to peptic ulcer disease is debated. This paper discusses this problem in a population based study.

Aims: The relation between non-ulcer dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease was explored by the distribution in the general population and their associations to demographic, lifestyle, and psychological factors.

Is Helicobacter pylori the cause of dyspepsia?

Objective: To determine the association between infection with Helicobacter pylori and dyspepsia.

Design: Cross sectional study of dyspeptic subjects and age and sex matched controls identified by a questionnaire survey of all inhabitants aged 20-69. (Endoscopy, histological examination, and microbiological examinations of biopsies from the gastric mucosa were performed blind.