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From corsets and foot binding to urine mouthwash and nightshade eyedrops, people went to great lengths to achieve what they ...

A woman seeking rapid weight loss consumed tapeworm eggs purchased from the dark web, triggering a severe medical crisis that ...

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 ...

Tapeworms don't just cause discomfort; they drain their host of vital nutrients, leaving them weaker by the day. In Warren Buffett's eyes, that's exactly what rising health care costs are doing to the ...

The researchers say the technology could have many practical uses, such as making it easier to attach drugs or sensors to the body's internal tissues and organs. Reading time 3 minutes It’s the ...

Flow chart illustrating the mechanism of action of the tapeworm-inspired tissue anchoring mechanism. Upon contact with a tissue surface (in this case, the intestinal lining), the small protruding ...

As a veterinarian with a keen interest in internal parasites and awareness of wildlife such as foxes and coyotes frequently spotted on her property, Dr. Kelly submitted a sample of wild animal feces ...

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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 ...

Tapeworms have been making headlines ever since an investigation by The New York Times turned up a deposition Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave in 2012. In it, the independent candidate running for president ...

Health officials in a Belgian city have identified the source of pork tapeworm infections at a school. Department Zorg said that after an extensive search, the person behind the infections at Het ...