Vaginal ulcers (also vulvar or genital ulcers) are small sores that form on your vagina, the passageway connecting your uterus (womb) to the outside of your body. They can also form on your vulva ...

However, as far back as the mid-Seventies, researchers questioned the practice of drinking milk to relieve the pain of ulcers when they discovered that it actually increases stomach acid secretion.

As ulcers advance, they increasingly disrupt normal digestive processes. The stomach’s ability to process food properly becomes compromised, leading to various complications. Medical experts ...

Ulcers, cracks and sores are common in the mouth and usually they go away after a few days. However, when there are internal diseases, mouth ulcers, sores and cracks can be just the alarm bells ...

The researchers used this information to investigate the association between pancreatic cancer and the presence of gastric or duodenal ulcers. They observed 274 cases of pancreatic cancer and ...

Pressure ulcers are a key indicator of the quality and experience of care. A pressure ulcer happens when an area of skin and the tissues underneath it are damaged by being under such pressure that the ...

Why are people with dementia at a higher risk of pressure sores? Older people in general are at higher risk of pressure ulcers, particularly if they have difficulty moving. Dementia makes this risk ...

"It's very common to see a person with an ulcer using Alka-Seltzer," says Cryer. "They think that it's helping but actually they're just making things worse by putting aspirin on top of an ulcer." ...

But in the later stages of dementia, people may move a lot less and can also develop physical disabilities, so they may be in the same position for substantial periods. This can lead to pressure ...