Anyone who has weathered a bad stomach bug knows the feeling: a loss of appetite that sets in and lingers, even after the ...

The experiment was a striking attempt to investigate weight control. For six weeks, a group of mice gorged on lard-enriched mouse chow, then scientists infected the mice with worms. The worms wriggled ...

An American has been infested with a flesh-eating parasite in what officials believe is the first documented case-of-its-kind in the US. The parasite, the New World screwworm, eats living flesh and ...

An American family fell ill after eating parasitic worm-infected meat from a Canadian black bear, health officials said. Danika Perkinson via Unsplash Nothing brings families together like a nice meal ...

Former president Jimmy Carter was touring villages in Ghana during the late 1980s when he first encountered people with Guinea worm disease. This tropical disease involves an infection with parasitic ...

Taking a shower can sometimes feel like a nice reward after a long day at work or doing chores around the house. Naturally, ...