observer.guardian.co.uk — A team of British scientists investigating whether a tiny tropical hookworm could provide a cure for asthma and hay fever have committed the ultimate act of bravery by infecting themselves with the parasite to observe the effects... 'It was fairly itchy when they first go through the skin,' he admitted.
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graphiteFeb 6, 2006
I agree this causes me to shudder. If this can cure Colitis i would seriously consider it. If you have ever had chron's/colitis then you know what a pain it can be. It can be so bad that people have to spent there lives using a bag as there colon and intestines are shot. They were saying this could also potentially cure that disease along with asthma and other allergies. I would be all up for doing it if there was no major side effects. But I agree ultimately it is finding out exactly how this works and replicating it without the need to put a foreign creature in our bodies
dongiaconiaFeb 6, 2006
Reminds me of Dr. Phlox.....
dragulaaeopFeb 6, 2006
If allergies are caused by an overreaction of the immune system, then would human immunodeficiency virus be the true key to curing them (allergies)? Hmm... maybe someone should infect themselves and try it out.
snapcaseFeb 7, 2006
I have a wonderful combination of Asthema and Allergies. Each condition has a great habit of making the otherone worse. I'm not about to go out and find some hookworms to see if they help, but I really do hope that this leads to some real treatments. At present, with the exception of my rescue inhaler, all of the medications I've been on through the years are barely effective.
zimmFeb 8, 2006
got them. rather have them than worms too... lol
scjasApr 29, 2006
Ok, I have asthma and I would go for these things in a minute. Read some research, about a billion people have them already, and despite what some of you say about them they cannot proliferate in your gut.Think I am speaking about some theory when I say I would take them? Think again, I did. And it cured not just my asthma but also my hay fever.Here is my story: my asthma-hookworm web site