That`s interesting stuff small dog. Thanks
I`m not sure if it`s going to benefit me in the near future though but here`s an extract from the said article......
..........This renaissance of medieval medicine doesn't stop here. According to the International Biotherapy Society, which aims to support the use and understanding of living organisms in disease treatment, several research programmes are under way to test the value of bee venom therapy on a range of ailments, from asthma to arthritis. There's talk of fish therapy for wounds. But what is really grabbing the attention of doctors is the therapeutic potential of a pesky little parasite called the pig whipworm.
The theory is simple enough. Our immune systems have evolved to live with parasites and can become overactive without them, triggering a range of digestive diseases such as Crohn's disease and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The pig whipworm lives in the digestive tract and gives our natural defences something useful to do. In an experiment last year by Dr Joel Weinstock, a gastroenterologist at the University of Iowa, 70 per cent of Crohn's sufferers went into remission after treatment with a drink containing thousands of whipworm eggs. A version of the concoction is in production in Germany, pending approval by the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products.
While the results did not surprise Weinstock - IBS is rare, he'd noted, in countries where digestive parasites are common - a few of his colleagues were taken aback. "A lot of researchers couldn't believe this treatment was effective, but people are always sceptical when confronted with new ideas," he said...........................