Pricey deworming remedies are being touted as cure-alls. Supermodel Heidi Klum gave it a go – experts roll their eyes ...

For two billion people around the planet, anemia, weakness and malaise are part of daily life. These symptoms are part of living with soil-transmitted helminths – more commonly known as intestinal ...

New research in mice suggests that chronic infection with intestinal worms indirectly reduces the number of cells in lymph nodes near the skin, inhibiting the immune system's response to the Bacille ...

Here's how human parasite infection evolved in the U.K. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Intestinal parasitic worms were ...

A new study indicates that the kinds of microbes living in the gut influence the severity and recurrence of parasitic worm infections in developing countries. The findings suggest that manipulating ...

In 2008, Kurt started to experience things that hadn't bothered him before: dry skin, fatigue, irregular bowel movements and a white coating that formed over his tongue. For years, he saw both ...

Ascaris lumbricoides, which inhabit the human intestine and cause the disease ascariasis. [iStockphoto] Eric Maloba’s five-year-old son underwent surgery to remove intestinal worms. According to ...

If feeling fatigued, foggy and bloated has become your new normal, purging your body of parasites could be the cure you need. “Parasites act like ‘energy vampires’ in the body,” notes Ann Louise ...

While young people with parasite worms currently have a four times higher risk for developing allergies and asthma than others. Their parents are generally unaffected. Researchers at the University of ...

New research in mice suggests that chronic infection with intestinal worms indirectly reduces the number of cells in lymph nodes near the skin, inhibiting the immune system's response to the Bacille ...