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cschwab

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Bigger than Medical Marijuana?
« on: April 04, 2010, 06:57:58 PM »
(With people (like my daughter) losing their kidneys due to an overactive immune system I found the following about hookworms interesting.  I was listening to "This American Life" on NPR and decided to search for some info.  However I wouldn't recommend tramping around in African latrines like the fellow in the "This American Life" story did to catch hookworm.  Ok, maybe it won't be bigger than Medical Marijuana dispensaries)

Hookworms, Allergies & Asthma
Posted by JOE WINDISH, Technology Editor in Health.
Sep 20th, 2009

In recent weeks a friend has been suffering a severe bout of asthma. With him in mind I perked up when I heard the story of Jasper Lawrence
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Re: Bigger than Medical Marijuana?
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2010, 04:14:07 PM »
That is interesting. Hook worms. I know a lot of people that would be interested in this.  And the title you put will attract people to this thread that would normally not be interested in reading about worms lol.
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Re: Bigger than Medical Marijuana?
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2010, 03:43:44 PM »
And to think parasites have been getting such a bad rap all these years!  I did find the program I first heard.  It is about 34 1/2 minutes into the "stream broadcast" at the following site:

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/404/enemy-camp-2010



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Re: Bigger than Medical Marijuana?
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2010, 05:34:12 AM »
Thanks for that link! :)
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