Helminth Therapy: Can specific intestinal parasites be beneficial in treating disease?

By BodyEcology.com
It seems unlikely that helminths, worm-like critters that like to hang out in our intestines, would have any kind of beneficial effect; however, research is showing that some specific worm parasites actually alleviate inflammatory immune response. (1)

These specific intestinal parasites have been shown to relieve autoimmune flare-ups and lessen […]