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Archive for July 1st, 2008

The Worms Crawl In

Posted by Ted Hopton on July 1, 2008

Can hookworms protect against allergies? In a quest to find out, David Pritchard infected himself.

This article literally makes me queasy. The thought of worms working their way around inside my body makes me want to throw up and completely grosses me out. Yet I have suffered most of my life pretty badly from allergies. I take Claritin all year, and now that I have moved to a farm it appears there are more allergens here than that medicine can overcome. The sneezing fits every morning are getting tiresome.

So, as disgusted as I am at the thought of having hookworms, I still find myself truly intrigued Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Health, Research, Science | Leave a Comment »

Bag Helps Laptop Pass Air Security

Posted by Ted Hopton on July 1, 2008

New laptop bags approved by the Transportation Security Administration make it possible to go through X-ray inspection without having to take the laptop out.

This sounds like a promising development. I understood such bags were planned, but this article makes it clear that we should be able to purchase them by the end of this year.

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