After being admitted into the emergency room for suffering from a headache and nausea, Luis Ortiz, a 26-year-old student who had been attending California State University, Sacramento, was told he had ...

(WTSP) - Like sushi? You might not after reading this story. A California man who loves sushi went to the emergency room recently after pulling a massive tapeworm out of his body! That’s what his ...

Like sushi? You might not after reading this story. A California man who loves sushi went to the emergency room recently after pulling a massive tapeworm out of his body! That’s what his doctor said ...

There are many cultures associated with an "alternative" approach to medicine that harnesses supposed cures that can be traced back thousands of years.

Parasites, such as leeches and tapeworms, often get a bad press, but I find them fascinating. So much so, a few years ago, I deliberately infected myself with some tapeworms to see what would happen ...

An 82-year-old Chinese woman was hospitalised after swallowing eight live frogs to ease her persistent lower back pain.

Ants infected with a tapeworm live several times longer than usual. Exactly how the parasite extends the life of its host is unclear, but a cocktail of proteins it releases may provide some clues. The ...

Recent research by Atlantic Veterinary College discovered up to 30 per cent of red foxes and coyotes in P.E.I. may be ...

A tapeworm infection benefits ant workers by extending their lives, allowing ordinary workers to survive as long as their queen does. Susanne Foitzik at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany ...