幽門螺杆菌感染,顯著降低中風和肺癌死亡風險

1. More than half of the world's population harbor H. pylori in their upper gastrointestinal tract.
2. Participants with and without H. pylori experienced a similar risk of death from all causes.
3. Those individuals carrying the most virulent strain of H. pylori, had a 55% reduced risk of deaths from stroke compared with their counterparts who were not infected with H. pylori. Participants with the most virulent strain also had a 45% reduced risk of death from lung cancer.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130109080825.htm