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The Potential Dangers of Helminth Therapy

Monday, August 31, 2009

I found a few case studies highlighting the potential dangers of helminthic therapy.  These are probably rare, hence case studies, but I would like to be advised of the negative potential of any therapy I was considering before trying it.  I was also told once by a helminth immunologist that in the mouse model, those [...]

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TSO: Why Not Get a Pig?

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

For TSO users, because of the horrible expense, I’ve thought of a potentially elegant solution.  Why not get and infect a pig?  In most city ordinances, pot-belly pigs are allowed, and were quite popular in the 80’s as pets.  I’m told they are intelligent, trainable animals that can live with dogs happily.  I used to [...]

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Asphelia Pharmaceuticals: the new TSO

Monday, December 1, 2008

So it looks like TSO has been bought by Asphelia Pharmaceuticals, who supposedly has rights to all uses of TSO except for IBD in Europe. Here’s a link to their site:
http://www.aspheliapharma.com/
And they have a fabulous video on the use of helminths for inflammatory diseases:
http://www.aspheliapharma.com/media.html
In their pipeline, they claim that they were [...]

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