FRESNO, Calif. -- WARNING: This story contains graphic content that some may find disturbing. A young man walked into the emergency room at Community Regional Medical Center last August with an ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time mapped the genomes of tapeworms, shedding light on the evolution of one of humankind's oldest parasites and revealing new possibilities for drug ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin man knew something was wrong when he fainted in the middle of a soccer game last year. He’d been dealing with awful headaches and “feeling off” but his tumble during soccer ...

A Florida man seeking outpatient treatment for a persistent and severe headache soon found himself in the hospital’s intensive care unit after learning that his chronic migraines were caused by a ...

A Florida man with worsening migraines was found to have parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain, according to a report published this month in the American Journal of Case Reports. Doctors believe ...

As heavy monsoon rains continue to flood Mumbai, doctors are warning of a sharp rise in a life-threatening brain infection caused by tapeworms, called neurocysticercosis. The infection, they say, is ...

A man was hospitalized with worsening migraines only to find out they were caused by parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain — and researchers believe he was infected by eating undercooked bacon. The ...

Worm infestation, medically referred to as helminthic infestation, remains one of the most common yet under-recognised health ...