INVENTIONS:

At the University of Iowa, an Unusual Treatment for 2 Chronic Diseases

By GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK

What it is: A method for treating inflamed-bowel disease and Crohn's disease by having patients ingest the eggs of intestinal worms. The diseases -- which result when the bowel's immune system reacts too vigorously to normal intestinal bacteria -- often cause diarrhea, stomach cramps, and sore joints.

The...

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