Hello All:
The New York Times recently reported that worms were given to 6 patients in an attempt to reverse the immune response they were mounting against their own intestinal tissues from a Th1 response to a Th2 response. All 6 patients benefited from the worm therapy. If you are interested in the article, you may find it at the following url:
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/083199hth-parasitic-worms.html
I would be interested to hear what others think of both the therapy itself (following informed consent) and the thinking that led to this effort.
Regards,
Steve Kayes
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Dr. Stephen G. Kayes, Professor
Structural and Cellular Biology; 2042 MSB
University of South Alabama Col. of Medicine
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