Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a condition characterised by narrowing of the arteries which supply blood to the legs. Mild cases of PVD may cause nothing more serious than sluggish circulation and cold feet. However, as the disease progresses it may give rise to more serious complications such as ulcers and pain in the […]

Last month, The Lancet highlighted the work of Barry Marshall and Robin Warren – the doctors who discovered the organism known as Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). H. pylori is now known to be the causative factor in many ulcers that occur in or just after the stomach. H. pylori has also been associated with […]