Hong Kong Says Skip Worm Diet

By Scott Hensley Here's a weight-loss idea you shouldn't try at home--or anywhere else--swallowing a bunch of parasitic worms. A CDC lab technician holds a mass of Ascaris lumbricoides worms in a 2007 picture. (James Gathany/CDC) A CDC lab technician Read More...

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Posted Feb 11 2010, 08:52 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News