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Health Conditions
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Peptic Ulcer Disease
Introduction
In 1982, two young Australian doctors named Barry Marshall and Robin Warren suspected that the bacteria known as Helicobacter pylori, or H. pylori, was responsible for ulcers. . Desperate to prove their theory, they did what few others would dare: Dr. Marshall drank a beaker of the bacteria. Dr. Marshall subsequently developed a stomach ulcer and the two began a revolution in our understanding and treatment of peptic ulcer disease. In 2005, Drs. Warren and Marshall were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of H. pylori?s role in causing peptic ulcer disease.
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Last Updated: September 2007
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Introduction
