No matter how bad things might seem, at least you haven’t accidentally eaten fox poop and developed an insidious tapeworm infection that masquerades as a cancerous liver tumor while it slowly destroys ...

Praziquantel is used in veterinary medicine against this very tapeworm (and others) in dogs, cats and foxes, so potentially yes. Usually it's combined with an anthelminthic for a broader ...

A rare illness in Belgium that affected nine people was likely spread after the initial patient ate pork while abroad several years earlier. Human cysticercosis results from ingesting Taenia solium ...

Lenine’s symptoms began in the spring of 2016, with severe headaches that seemed to bloom each night when he lay down to sleep, piercing his temples and leaving him squinting in bright lights the next ...

A 52-year-old Florida man thought to be suffering from severe migraines was actually battling a bizarre tapeworm infestation in his brain — caused by eating undercooked bacon. The unnamed patient, ...

We have all found ourselves in a place we would rather not be, a school reunion, the never-ending work meeting or a distant relative’s wedding reception. In such situations, it is often a good option ...

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom -- A British man kept having headache after headache, and doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong. When they finally conducted an MRI, doctors discovered something ...

Here's the scoop on ancient human poop. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Everybody poops, but only some of that poop fossilizes, ...

Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s health is in the spotlight again – this time relating to a neurological issue. In a 2012 deposition recently reviewed by the New York ...