A urea breath test is one way doctors may test for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. H. pylori is a type of bacterium that can cause digestive disorders. This article will explain the test, ...

Study found that that breath samples from children with asthma could predict intestinal abundance of a bacterium, Eubacterium siraeum, linked to the condition.

A Gastrolyzer ® breath test is a faster and non-invasive approach in comparison with more conventional methods, such as a blood test. More hydrogen and/or methane will be produced by bacteria in the ...

The small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) breath test is a noninvasive test that measures the amount of gases produced by bacteria in the small intestine. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth ...

Small children may one day avoid invasive, painful and often traumatic esophageal tube-testing for gut damage and celiac disease with a new method of simply blowing into a glass tube to provide ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recently, the small intestine bacterial overgrowth breath test was launched by Cedars-Sinai to diagnose small ...

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) face persistent threats from pathogens including Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa), which grow in the lung’s mucus-clogged environment. Detecting these infections early is ...