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Nobel Prize Awarded for Stomach Ulcer Discovery
gollum123 writes to tell us the BBC is reporting that the Nobel prize for medicine has been awarded to two Australian scientists for their work with ulcers. Their research has shown that the majority of ulcers are caused by bacteria and can be cured with a short-term course of drugs and antibiotics. From the article: "Dr Marshall proved that H. pylori caused gastic inflammation by deliberately infecting himself with the bacterium. The Nobel citation praises the doctors for their tenacity, and willingness to challenge prevailing dogmas."
Dude, do you have to work that contentious subject into every thread no matter how thin the connection? You are giving me an ulcer! (Maybe I'll get a Nobel citation in 20 years for discovering this ulcer causing item.)
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Give me LIBERTY, or give me a check.
The "discovery" that ulcers were caused by bacteria was by accident - when someone having "ulcers/stomach problems" took PepTo- Bismul. Voila no more uclers! The Bismuth killed of the bacteria. Imagine the millions of people who were tortured by medical doctors for 20 years and more - operating on assumptions, rather than on scientific research. The only thing we don't know is how many other dis-eases that exist in medical schools have no basis - no scientific basis.
For example, initial research shows that the build up of plaque in the arteries ("hardening of the arteries") is caused by bacteria! Yes the same bacteria that cause plaque on teeth!
Even worse, there is not one scientific study that shows that cholesterol has anything do do with heart dis-ease!
Nor is there one scientific research piece published in a scholarly scientific journal with peer review that states that "HIV is the probale cause of AIDS"! And on and on. How many treatments, drugs has no basis for being using? At least 50%!!!
By the way I am tired of getting a troll designation or 1 or zero for my replies/posts etc. on the site. Just because some of you are illiterates (like most medical doctors) shouldn't prevent you from expanding your horizons and using google more - rather than relying on Wikis or your limited knowledge.