In saturday's Japan Times, i read an article about hookworms and the role they might play in protecting us from allergies.http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/may/23/parasitic-hookworm-jasper-lawrence-tim-adams

It sounds incredible, but i don't know if its true or not..... can anyone help point out the fallacies in this argument? This intriguing article claims that we need parasitic worms to help with our bodily functions. I have a gut feeling that this is true ( no pun intended). After suffering from an inflammatory attack myself which doctors failed to properly diagnose, i am very interested in these alternatives.