Taenia solium under a microscope. (Rjgalindo/CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons) The thought of parasites in your food might make ...

Texas is currently facing a surge in Cyclospora infections, a parasite known to cause severe gastrointestinal distress. Other ...

An international team has found a family of natural compounds with potential as new and more effective treatments for parasitic worms. The compounds stall the unique metabolic process that worms use ...

A new study found that dietary fiber can determine whether beneficial intestinal worms help reduce inflammation or become ...

The comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of "sugar worms" to get her children to brush their teeth after sweets. It's a trick I poached to convince my daughter ...