Carbon cops.

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  • Author(s): Hanson, A.A.
  • Source:
    Harvard Health Letter. Jul91, Vol. 16 Issue 9, p5. 2p.
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    • Abstract:
      Reports that doctors are learning about a spiral-shaped bacterium that seems to play an important role in diseases of the stomach and small intestine. `Helicobacter pylori's' contribution to ulcers; Chief of gastro-enterology at Baylor College of Medicine and co-inventor of the breath test, David Graham; Blood test that detects antibodies to H. pylori; Carbon-13 method; What occurs without treatment; Difficulty in eradicating the infection once it is established.