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CBS NEWS INTERVIEW!!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Two pieces on hookworm therapy aired on CBS this week. The first piece is on the hygiene hypothesis and focuses on allergies and asthma. Click on the little video to the right to see the piece: http://cbs5.com/health/hookworm.treatment.therapy.2.1015341.html You can also view the video in their video library: http://cbs5.com/video/?cid=119 Click on May 20th’s “Some Turn to [...]

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More articles on Hygiene Hypothesis

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Another article on worms and the hygiene hypothesis from the BBC. And a detailed, follow-up article that lists the three new Immunology articles that provoked these articles. The popularity of this in recent press is very exciting. Of course, they always say they’re looking for the molecule that the worms ilicit in order to treat [...]

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NY Times article: Babies Know: A little dirt is good for you

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Yet another article in the NY Times on why babies should be allowed to eat dirt, children should be allowed to run barefoot and not clean their hands before they eat. Basically, the hygiene hypothesis with more quotes from Weinstock and Elliott. Worms, they state, are probably the biggest players in training the immune system: [...]

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