Bacteria on the Brain

Re:Bacteria on the Brain by will_pseudonym on Monday November 30, 2015 @08:33PM (#10653140)

I won't debate you on whether I am correct. I will only state that science is (by definition) advanced ONLY by people over time who knew better, held up by everyone else hadn't thought it through.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_peptic_ulcer_disea...

June 12: Marshall intentionally consumes H. pylori and becomes ill. He takes antibiotics and is relieved of his symptoms.

That's personal hubris! :)

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Re:Bacteria on the Brain by jeremyjh on Monday November 30, 2015 @08:42PM (#10653168)

There is a selection bias here, you hear about the successes but not so much about all the crackpots that increased suffering needlessly. This article is about one such case, in case you didn't notice.

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