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What kind of person tries helminthic therapy

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Jasper Lawrence

Deliberately infecting oneself with parasitic worms to cure disease, and even paying for the privilege sounds crazy to many. So who does try this stuff? I have noticed some things about our patients: 1. They are usually pretty sick and … Continue reading →

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The case for the use of benign infectious organism to treat or to prevent disease

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Jasper Lawrence

This is an article I originally posted to Gather, which I quickly grew to dislike as a site. Really weird members, lots of ads and weird incentives based on points to post stuff. So I expanded the article and posted … Continue reading →

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