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> I'd point to things like Helicobacter pylori causing ulcers. Decades of dogmatic thinking. This is tangential, but huh? H. Pylori was never to my knowledge b
by dpark 10y ago
> I'd point to things like Helicobacter pylori causing ulcers. Decades of dogmatic thinking.
This is tangential, but huh? H. Pylori was never to my knowledge believed to be the only cause of gastric ulcers. It is definitely correlated and eradication resolves the disease for some patients. Eradication also reduces stomach cancer risk by about half.
- maxerickson 10y agoIt was the other way around. The dogma was that it was caused by excess acid and the revelation was that the bacteria were a major part of it. I was pointing to the story in general.
- dpark 10y agoOk. I see what you mean now. Thanks.