This post has been corrected. Please see below for details. Massachusetts researchers are beginning a clinical trial using eggs from the pig whipworm parasite Trichuris suis to modulate the autoimmune ...

Most patients receiving that advice would find another doctor. However, 15 Orlando, Fla.-area residents have volunteered to be first in line for a clinical study investigating a novel worm treatment ...

Mollie Heinz had two surgeries to remove parts of her bowel due to flareups of Crohn’s disease. Even so, the 37-year-old mother from Maryland Heights isn’t so hot about the idea of ingesting the eggs ...

Most patients receiving that advice would find another doctor. However, 15 Orlando-area residents have volunteered to be first in line for a clinical study investigating a novel worm treatment for ...

Herbert Smith says whipworms helped keep his Crohn's disease under control. Sept. 5, 2012— -- Eight years ago, New Yorker Herbert Smith did the unthinkable -- he swallowed thousands of pig ...

A new study involving a man who swallowed worm eggs to relieve symptoms of ulcerative colitis sheds light on how worms promote healing in the intestine. The study also identifies potential targets for ...

Although the remedies may sound unconventional, doctors are currently testing whether infecting people with worms or giving them hot baths could reduce some symptoms of autism. In small, early ...