Anonymous targets Westboro Baptist Church for planning Newtown picket -

Anonymous targets Westboro Baptist Church for planning Newtown picket - 



The infamous hacker group Anonymous has struck again.

On Sunday, it posted the names and addresses of members of the extremist Westboro Baptist Church after the hate group announced plans to picket Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Conn., where 26 people were gunned down Friday.

Anonymous posted the following two messages on Twitter on the weekend: "Dear WBC Site Admin, you should really work on securing your personal infos. Er, too late..."

Earlier, it tweeted: "It's so nice of #WBC to provide the internet with a list of their twitter handles.."

The list of the church members, which also includes email addresses and work numbers, can be easily accessed on sites like armywtfmoments.com.

At the bottom of a story that appeared on now.msn.com, one reader posted: "Good for you Anonymous....These are not people....They are sub-human trash....For them to target ANY of these innocent victims and their families, is just further proof of that....There should be a petition passed around to have people like this ARRESTED and PROCECUTED for planning and/or disrupting ANY funerals, vigils, etc.....If there is a hell, everyone associated with this 'church' would have a first-class ticket to it."

Media reports say that hours after the tragedy, the group's Shirley Phelps-Roper tweeted: "Westboro will picket Sandy Hook Elementary School to sing praise to God for the glory of his work in executing his judgment."

On its website, GodHatesFags.com, the organization states its mission is to conduct peaceful demonstrations against "soul-damning, nation-destroying filth."

In the past, the vicious anti-gay group has picketed the funerals of U.S. soldiers and AIDS victims as well as the funerals of those who were killed in a shooting in Arizona.

Anonymous is also petitioning the U.S. government to recognize the Westboro Baptist Church as a hate group.

"Their actions have been directed at many groups, including homosexuals, military, Jewish people and even other Christians. They pose a threat to the welfare and treatment of others and will not improve without some form of imposed regulation," the petition reads.

ABC, NY Times reporters go full-on vulture tweeting friends, family of Connecticut massacre targets -

ABC, NY Times reporters go full-on vulture tweeting friends, family of Connecticut massacre targets - 



An ABC News editorial producer earned the online equivalent of a hard slap to the face Friday, after she used Twitter to approach two people for interviews who were painfully close to the morning massacre of a Connecticut elementary school.

Nadine Shubailat tweeted interview requests to a man who said his “good friend” had a child in kindergarten at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and to a woman whose cousin was a first-grade teacher killed in the Friday morning gun rampage.

In the second case, Shubailat was not the only reporter to go after a victim’s relative. A second ABC producer, a New York Times reporter and a Los Angeles-based producer of a YouTube-only news program also approached the grieving woman for interviews just hours after her 22-year-old relative was shot to death.


Shubailat’s LinkedIn profile boasts that she books interview subjects for Diane Sawyer, George Stephanopoulos, Barbara Walters, Robin Roberts, Jake Tapper, Bob Woodruff and other ABC journalists. It also says she was previously a senior producer for “Larry King Live,” and the press secretary to Queen Noor of Jordan.

“[C]an we talk to your friend who lives in Sandy Hook and whose daughter goes to kindergarten?” Shubailat asked Twitter user @artayd2 at 1:52 p.m., according to archived Twitter records. “I’m w [with] ABC News.”

Her target had tweeted that his friend “lives < 10 minutes from Sandy Hook Elementary and has a daughter in kindergarten.”

@artayd2′s response was instantaneous and blunt, telling Shubailat to “eat a dick.”

A screen-capture of the exchange quickly made the rounds on the social media website Reddit before it was reported by Gawker.




He later tweeted that his “Friends [and] family from Newtown checked in. All O.K.”

At approximately 5:00 p.m., according to Twitter archives maintained at Topsy.com, Shubailat attempted to line up an interview with Kayla Pjatak, who had tweeted earlier in the day, “Burn in hell Ryan Lanza. You took my 22 year old cousins life.”

At the time, reports were swirling that the killer’s first name was Ryan because Adam Lanza, who was found dead at the scene and is presumed to be the shooter, carried his brother Ryan’s identification to the school.

“Kayla I am so sorry for your loss,” Shubailat tweeted in response. ”May I speak to you please? I’m with ABC News.” Shubailat also provided her email address.




Shubailat later deleted both of her tweets, but she had company.

About 75 minutes after Pjatak tweeted a link to a photograph of her unnamed, deceased cousin,  New York Times Metro reporter Sam Dolnick responded.

“Kayla, my deepest condolences. Such a terrible day,” Dolnick tweeted, including his email address. “I’m with the New York Times. Can I speak with you?”




Luiz Gomez, a producer for the “Newsbreaker with David Begnaud” YouTube show, approached Pjatak less than ten minutes lated. “I just stumbled upon this photo,” he wrote. “Very sorry for your loss. I’m w/ Newsbreaker. I’d like to learn more about her.”

An online profile of Gomez describes him as an online marketing manager for the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America and a “course advisor” for social media classes offered by Mediabistro.com.

Shubailat did not respond to an email request for comment. Reached late Friday via phone, she declined to comment and hung up on The Daily Caller.

Late Friday night, @artayd2 retweeted a message from a friend who asked, “Why do shooters get famous? Maybe because reporters are so desperate for ratings, they’ll interview freshly-traumatized children.”



Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/12/15/abc-ny-times-reporters-go-full-on-vulture-tweeting-friends-family-of-connecticut-massacre-targets/

Texas Police Officer Writes Ticket, Includes $100 Bill -

Texas Police Officer Writes Ticket, Includes $100 Bill - 

 

When Hayden Carlo was pulled over for an expired registration, he got a little more than he expected from the police officer.

Carlo, 25, was forced to tell a Plano, Texas police officer the truth about his outdated registration sticker, reported WIBV. He just didn't have the money to update the vehicle.

"I said it was either feed my kids, or get this registration done," Carlo told the news source.

That was when the Plano cop wrote Carlo a ticket.

In a heartwarming gesture, however, the anonymous officer also slipped something extra inside the folded citation.

"I opened it up and there's a 100 dollar bill. I broke down in my car -- what else could I do?," Carlo told WTVR.

Carlo's grandfather, Billy McIntire, was so moved by the kind gesture he wrote a letter to the police department.

"I get emotional when we talk about this type of thing," McIntire said to CBS. "You just don't find that many officers who would do this type of thing."

The police officer wants to remain anonymous, however, his co-workers plan to honor him anyway.

"As he told me, this man needed it more than him, and it was the right thing to do," fellow officer and department spokesperson David Tilley told CBS.


"He helped me out when I needed it and I appreciate that. I'll never forget that man," Carlo added. "It definitely restored my faith in God."

With the $100 gift, Carlo was able to update the registrations on his and his wife's car.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/13/texas-police-officer-100-bill_n_2294580.html

Can Facebook Make You Fat and Poor? -

Can Facebook Make You Fat and Poor? - 



You may want to think twice after posting a new photo or update to your Facebook profile.  That’s because new research has found that social media use can lower some users' sense of self-control over their lives.
"Using online social networks can have a positive effect on self-esteem and well-being. However, these increased feelings of self-worth can have a detrimental effect on behavior," said researchers Keith Wilcox of Columbia University and Andrew Stephen of the University of Pittsburgh. "Because consumers care about the image they present to close friends, social network use enhances self-esteem in users who are focused on close friends while browsing their social network. This momentary increase in self-esteem leads them to display less self-control after browsing a social network."
In other words, social media users had more self-esteem after using networks like Facebook.  However, that momentary improvement in self-esteem lowered their self-control and led them to indulge in a number of negative behaviors.    
In particular, the researchers found that social media users were more likely to binge eat and have a higher body-mass index. Frequent Facebook users also were more likely to have certain financial problems, including a lower credit score and higher levels of debt.
The researchers tied these feelings to the observation that social media users are less likely to exhibit modesty on their profiles, since feedback is not immediate.
"These results are concerning given the increased time people spend using social networks, as well as the worldwide proliferation of access to social networks anywhere, anytime via smartphones and other gadgets," Wilcox and Stephen wrote. "Given that self-control is important for maintaining social order and personal well-being, this subtle effect could have widespread impact.
"This is particularly true for adolescents and young adults who are the heaviest users of social networks and have grown up using social networks as a normal part of their daily lives."


Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2012/12/13/can-facebook-make-fat-and-poor/?intcmp=fbfeatures

China's Chang'e 2 deep-space probe made an amazing flyby of the asteroid Toutatis this week -

China's Chang'e 2 deep-space probe made an amazing flyby of the asteroid Toutatis this week - 



China's official news agency is reporting that the country's Chang'e 2 deep-space probe made an amazing flyby of the asteroid Toutatis this week, snapping a series of pictures as it passed just 2 miles away. The achievement signals China's entry into yet another exclusive space club.
Only four of the world's space efforts have managed close encounters with asteroids: NASA (with NEAR Shoemaker and Dawn, for example), the European Space Agency (with Rosetta), Japan (with Hayabusa) — and now China with Toutatis.

The official Xinhua news agency quoted officials at the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, or SASTIND, as saying that Chang'e 2 buzzed past the 3-mile-long (5-kilometer-long) asteroid at a relative speed of 24,000 mph (10.73 kilometers per second).
Chang'e 2 was launched in 2010 primarily to serve as a lunar orbiter, but after a successful mission at the moon, the $132 million spacecraft was repurposed as a deep-space explorer. The encounter with Toutatis had been planned for months, but Chinese media kept mum about the results until Saturday.
Aficionados of planetary science hailed China's success.
"Oh my goodness, did they succeed. This is awesome," the Planetary Society's Emily Lakdawalla said in a blog post passing along the news. On the Unmanned Spaceflight discussion forum, Ted Stryk wrote, "Welcome to the interplanetary club, China."
Toutatis is a near-Earth object that's big enough to cause a mass extinction if it were to hit our planet — but fortunately, it isn't projected to come all that near in the foreseeable future. This week it passed by Earth at a minimum distance of 4.3 million miles (7 million kilometers). That provided scientists with an opportunity to study the peanut-shaped space mountain at a relatively close but totally safe distance.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory conducted a series of radar observations using the Goldstone radio antenna in California, and on Friday, JPL released a grainy time-lapse video showing Toutatis' rotation.



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http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/15/15919205-new-milestone-for-china-probe-snaps-close-ups-of-asteroid-toutatis?lite

NASA to smash its spacecraft INTO THE MOON - will hit a mountain located near the Goldschmidt crater on Monday -

NASA to smash its spacecraft INTO THE MOON - will hit a mountain located near the Goldschmidt crater on Monday - 


The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) ships, Ebb and Flow, will be intentionally crash-landed on the Moon now that their low orbit and fuel levels have ended their mission abilities.

The crash and burn, scheduled for 22.28 GMT on Monday, will hit a mountain located near the Goldschmidt crater, finishing a mission that start on 1 January this year.

"It is going to be difficult to say goodbye," said GRAIL principal investigator Maria Zuber of MIT. "Our little robotic twins have been exemplary members of the GRAIL family, and planetary science has advanced in a major way because of their contributions."

The two craft have generated the highest-resolution gravity field map of any celestial body, which will help boffins understand more about how Earth and other rocky planets in the Solar System formed and evolved.

Just before they impact on the Moon, Ebb and Flow will do one final experiment, firing their main engines until their propellant tanks are empty to show NASA scientists exactly how much fuel they have left. This will help engineers to improve predictions about how much fuel missions need.

"Our lunar twins may be in the twilight of their operational lives, but one thing is for sure, they are going down swinging," said GRAIL project manager David Lehman of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. "Even during the last half of their last orbit, we are going to do an engineering experiment that could help future missions operate more efficiently."

Both spacecraft will hit the surface at 3,760mph, with Ebb going down first, followed 20 seconds later by Flow. NASA won't be able to get images of the crash because the mountain will be in shadow at the time of impact.

"Such a unique end-of-mission scenario requires extensive and detailed mission planning and navigation," said Lehman.

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/14/grail_craft_moon_crash/

Neglected dog honks for help after being left in truck with two cats, two other dogs

Neglected dog honks for help after being left in truck with two cats, two other dogs - 



A hero dog saved itself and two other dogs and two cats by honking on a truck’s horn to alert neighbours that they were trapped inside, police say.

They allegedly had been held for a week in a movers’ truck.

The muzzled dog was being held inside the cab of the truck in “deplorable conditions and without care,” police said in a news release.

It’s not yet known how the dog was able to honk the horn.

The animals apparently had been put there to escape detection after suspicions were aroused a week earlier at a London residence.

On Dec. 3, the London Human Society received a call raising concern about the welfare of three dogs living in unsanitary conditions at an undisclosed residence. It began an investigation.

However, during the night the owners vacated the home and took the dogs with them to escape officers, police say.

A week later, a concerned citizen notified police that a dog had been sitting inside a movers’ truck, with possibly more dogs in the cargo hold.

An investigation by the London Police Service found three dogs and two cats had been left in the vehicle in deplorable conditions without proper care.

Donna Hebert and Allan Folkins-Wyre have been charged with five counts of cruelty to animals: three for causing an animal to be in distress, one of failing to provide necessary care, and another for failing to provide adequate and appropriate sanitary conditions.

The dogs and cats were seized and are under the care of the London Humane Society.

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http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1302312--neglected-dog-honks-for-help-after-left-in-truck-with-two-cats-two-other-dogs

The Five Most Persuasive Words in the English Language - 1. You 2. Free 3. Because 4. Instantly 5. New -

The Five Most Persuasive Words in the English Language - 1. You 2. Free 3. Because 4. Instantly 5. New - 




When it comes to assembling persuasive copy, like any other construction job, you need to rely on your skills, experience, and toolbox.

The toolbox of the writer is filled with words.

In defining what I believe is a critical element of crafting effective copy, I'll make my case by amending the famous quote from Animal Farm: "All words are equal, but some words are more equal than others."

And there are certain power words that hold more sway over our decision-making process than others. You might be surprised to find that these "power words" don't seem ... well, all that powerful.

This speaks to just how damned efficient they are. Simple language is crystal-clear language, and these words make it clear just what you want your reader to do.

And you might be surprised just how effective these deceptively simple words can be.

I've listed these words below (along with studies related to their power) that will show you how to speak more persuasively to your audience.

Warning: I can't stress enough -- just as in the application of writing headlines that work -- you must understand why these words are persuasive, and you must use them in the contexts that make sense for your audience and your business. If you just start slapping them on every piece of content you create for no apparent reason, you'll quickly see just how unpersuasive they can be.

There, you've been warned. Now, let's get on with the show.

1. You

There's an often-cited study in the copywriting world about a piece of Yale research that reveals "You" to be the #1 power word out of a supposed 12.

Despite the fact that the study likely never happened, I have some actual research that reveals the power of invoking the self.

As it turns out, while people might like the word "you," it is guaranteed that they love reading their own name much more.

According to recent research examining brain activation, few things light us up quite like seeing our own names in print or on the screen. Our names are intrinsically tied to our self-perception and make up a massive part of our identity. No surprise then, that we become more engaged and even more trusting of a message in which our name appears.

Research has shown that we will gladly pay more for personalization, so isn't it about time you start getting personal with your customers?

However, there is one small problem with this finding...

Writing general web copy with name utilization in mind isn't usually possible, but by capitalizing on the power of permission marketing, you can adapt this strategy easily -- many email lists are greatly aided by being able to start off messages with a customer's name.

While that may not be important for your blog updates, if you maintain a variety of separate lists for your products (and you should), make sure you're grabbing a first name to make your broadcasts trigger that personal aspect with customers.

2. Free

Everybody loves free.

People love free stuff so much they'll actually make different choices, even when the respective value of the item or service remains the same.

Dan Ariely revealed this startling fact in his book Predictably Irrational, where he examined a very unusual "battle" between Lindt chocolate truffles and Hershey Kisses.

To test the power of the word "free" in relation to concrete value, the study first asked people to choose between a 1 cent Hershey Kiss or a 15 cent Lindt truffle (about half its actual value, generally considered a richer, superior chocolate).

The results were as follows:



In other words, tastes were found to be very much in favor for the truffle. I mean, who's going to pass up a deal, right?

Later though, another random group of subjects seemingly flipped on their opinion of these two treats. Ariely revealed that when the price was reduced by one cent for both brands (meaning the Kiss was now free), people altered their choices drastically.

With the new prices, here were the results:




Although in the first test it appears we simply can't pass up a deal, as it turns out, we really can't pass up a steal. Although the relation in prices remained the same (a 14 cent difference between the two), people chose the Kiss far more often when it was free.

Ariely points to loss aversion (our disdain for losing out on things) and our natural instinct to go after "low hanging fruit" as the reasons why we are so susceptible to snatching up free stuff.

The danger of free: As we've seen here, there is a certain inherit danger in trumpeting free things. Having something for free will attract more people. But that will most certainly include a fair share of "bargain hunters" who aren't likely to turn into the superstar customers that really grow your business.

Use free only when it makes sense, and only in the right context.

Emphasizing the "freeness" of your free guides, courses, information, support, etc., can go a long way in attracting attention. On Sparring Mind, I emphasize the fact that my newsletter is "free to join," because although most marketers understand this, many folks don't quite understand what it means to subscribe.

Conversely, you should use minimal pricing to keep out those barnacle customers who aren't ideal long-term buyers, or who aren't truly suited for your flagship offerings.

3. Because

In a study from the classic book Influence by Robert Cialdini, tests were conducted on requests from a person in a hurry to use an in-office copy machine. The tests examined how different requests might affect people's willingness to allow this person to "cut" in line.

In the first test, the participant simply stated:

Excuse me, I have five pages, may I use the Xerox machine?
In this scenario, around 60 percent of people allowed him to cut in line and use the machine first.

In the next scenario, the request was slightly tweaked. This time the participant said:

I have five pages. May I use the Xerox machine, because I'm in a rush?
Did you see the ever-so-subtle difference between the two?

Let's break this down: Not only was the request only minimally changed, but the "because" (his reason) was barely a reason at all! "Because I'm in a rush" wouldn't stand up as a good excuse for most of us, right? Isn't a majority of the working world in a rush?

Despite what we might like to believe, around 94 percent of people allowed him to cut in line this time!

If you think that's strange, check out the request used in the third and final test:

Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the Xerox machine because I have to make copies?
That went from having a barely passable reason to absolutely no reason at all for letting the man cut. In spite of this, 93 percent of people let him cut on this third trial, only a 1 percent drop from when he had a weak reason ("I'm in a rush") and a 33 percent improvement vs. the first test.

According to Cialdini, "A well-known principle of human behavior says that when we ask someone to do us a favor we will be more successful if we provide a reason. People simply like to have reasons for what they do."

Here's the bottom line: Many companies are proud of the features that their product (or service) can offer, and that's fine, but you have to remember that when you are focusing on writing persuasive copy, it all comes down to answering your customer's #1 question: What's in it for me?

Although "because" may appear to have some sort of brainwashing effect on people at Xerox machines, it's only really a matter of reasoning: Even giving weak reasons has been shown to be more persuasive than giving no reason at all.

Only trumpet features and product traits you are proud of when they help make your point. Use them to create an incentive for customers to take action. And use "because" when pointing out these compelling reasons, but don't rely on it as a crutch.

4. Instantly

The subject of delayed gratification is an important one among neuroscientists, as many famous studies (such as the Stanford marshmallow experiment) showcase how being able to delay rewards to a later date is a skill needed to become successful. (I know very few entrepreneurs who would argue against that.)

The reason this interests us as marketers is because it reveals an interesting aspect of human nature...

We want things yesterday!

Several MRI studies have shown just how fired up our mid-brain gets when we envision instant rewards, and how it's our frontal cortex that's activated when it comes to waiting for something (that's a no-no for sales).

Words like "instant," "immediately," or even "fast" are triggers for flipping the switch on that mid-brain activity.

If you are in the business of selling web-based software, you already have an advantage here: "instant access" isn't a vague promise, it's often the reality. For those in the physical products or services business, reminding customers that they will receive their product quickly (or someone will get in touch with them ASAP) can go a long way in being the gentle push they need to buy.

We've seen how even "tightwad customers" can be swayed with these subtle changes in language to insinuate fast pain removal. It's a reliable tactic for converting more prospects into customers as long as you follow the one golden rule:

Always deliver on your promises. And, whenever possible, over-deliver.

This is an area where many businesses get too optimistic, and although it's smart to emphasis these instant rewards, it's also always a good idea to under-promise and over-deliver, so be sure you can actually follow through on your promises or you may end up with a "tribe" that hates your guts.

5. New

This one almost seems paradoxical.

According neuroimaging research, we actually respond more favorably to recognized brands, and can have a hefty amount of disdain for any drastic changes. (Remember New Coke? Oh, the horror ...)

On the other hand, it's long been known that novelty plays an incredibly important role in activating our brain's reward center and in keeping us content with our products.

"Newness" is important to products, especially because research has shown that they age far more quickly than "experiential" purchases. (In other words, you'll hate your new headphones in two years, but that concert you went to five years ago probably aged in your mind like a fine wine.)

How can you achieve a zen-like balance against these two contradictory sides of the same word?

The important things to consider here are which parts of your business generate trust, and which parts generate utility. It's your brand that creates trust, and as the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Your products however are what customers get utility out of, and stagnant offerings are your first class ticket to an abysmally bored user base.

Your core brand elements like your unique selling proposition, your dazzling customer service and your quality offering in the marketplace should be approached with excessive caution if things are going well.

With your products, it's far easier to excite customers with new features and polish. Even if things don't work out perfectly, a majority of customers will appreciate innovation attempts over no progression at all (unless you pull a Digg v4 and ruin everything in one fell swoop).

New fixes to old problems, new features and improvements, a fresh new design, or even new ways of getting your message out there (Red Bull anyone?) are all essential for keeping your customers "on their toes," without losing the trust that has cemented you as an awesome brand in their mind.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gregory-ciotti/copywriting-for-business_b_2286336.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business

OPP cannot find 200 vehicles listed in its fleet database -

OPP cannot find 200 vehicles listed in its fleet database - 



Ontario auditor general Jim McCarter released his 2012 annual report today. Here are some highlights:


— The province plans to write off $1.4 billion of $2.4 billion in unpaid taxes, almost all of it from businesses.

— Metrolinx, the transportation planning agency, has trouble controlling project costs and Presto will be among the most expensive fare-card systems in the world at more than $700 million in development fees.

— The Drive Clean program for cars and light trucks does little to help reduce vehicle emissions.

— Waiting lists for long-term care homes have tripled since 2005, and last year 15 per cent of patients on a list last year died before getting into a home.

— Up to 30 per cent of x-rays, ultrasounds and CT scans done at 800 privately-owned clinics are unnecessary, but not enough people are being tested for breast, colorectal and cervical cancers.

— Overtime cost for Ontario Provincial Police officers jumped 60 per cent since 2004 to $53 million in 2011/12.

— The OPP cannot find 200 vehicles listed in its fleet database.

— Forty-three per cent of adult criminal charges are withdrawn or stayed in Ontario, which also has the lowest rate of convictions in Canada at 56 per cent, but officials don't know why.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/12/ontario-auditor-general-report_n_2286497.html

Scientists aim to treat autoimmune diseases with worm-based therapy -

Scientists aim to treat autoimmune diseases with worm-based therapy - 



For more than 20 years, scientists have been studying the theory of the hygiene hypothesis – the idea that organisms we might consider dangerous today were actually protecting our immune systems before modern medicine existed.
In the 19th century, autoimmune diseases – like Crohn’s, multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes – were virtually non-existent. Since people didn’t frequently bathe or wash their hands as often (nor was hand sanitizer around), the filth actually activated an immune response. Subsequently, those who live in third-world countries also have a lower rate of developing these sorts of diseases.

Scientists at Coronado Biosciences are using immunotherapy biologic agents to treat autoimmune diseases, including helminthic therapy, the use of parasitic worms to modulate the immune system. They’ve seen the success the therapy has had on patients suffering from Crohn’s disease, so they’ve started three trials in which they hope to prevent and treat type 1 diabetes using Trichuris suis ova (TSO), or the eggs of a pig whipworm.
“You’re resetting the balance so that instead of attacking itself, the immune system is attacking what it’s supposed to attack, which is outside bacteria."
- Dr. Karin Hehenberger, chief medical officer of Coronado Biosciences
“We give them in a solution, so it’s essentially a liquid that is a saline solution, and these eggs are microscopic; you can’t see them – they are odorless, tasteless,” Dr. Karin Hehenberger, chief medical officer of Coronado Biosciences, told FoxNews.com.
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease, typically diagnosed in children and adolescents.  The condition is marked by high levels of sugar in the blood, caused when beta cells in the pancreas produce little to no insulin – the body’s blood sugar regulator.
Symptoms include being very thirsty and/or hungry, feeling tired and having blurry eyesight, among other things.
Hehenberger said having the whipworm ova in a diabetic’s body could reset his or her immune system, much like it does for Crohn’s patients.
“You’re resetting the balance so that instead of attacking itself, the immune system is attacking what it’s supposed to attack, which is outside bacteria,” she said.
Dr. Joel Weinstock, professor and director of gastroenterology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, began using parasitic worms on mice with a vast array of medical problems in the 1990s: asthma, type 1 diabetes, MS and inflammatory bowel disease. He noticed the calming effect the parasites had on these animals’ immune systems.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/05/scientists-aim-to-treat-prevent-diabetes-with-worm-based-therapy/?test=latestnews