Weight loss trends have always had its demand among people who are looking for ‘quick fixes’. Most of the time, these fad diets have long-term side effects on health, if not backed by a healthy ...

According to the Morning Post, doctors saw tapeworm eggs in his stool and noted that he had been seen by other doctors for stomach pain and chronic anemia over the prior two years. He was given ...

A 38-year-old man in Shiyan, China had been suffering issues with pain in his stomach, nausea, and an iron deficiency, and when he couldn’t take it anymore, he had visited a hospital to see what was ...

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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 ...

A man from China who loved to eat raw beef has spent two years being examined by different doctors because of stomach pains. The doctors treated him for chronic anemia and stomachache but the ...

Tapeworm infections are rare in developed countries but still occur worldwide, often linked to eating contaminated or undercooked food. These intestinal parasites can cause nausea, weight loss, ...

Yikes. Scientific American reports that tapeworms may be on the rise in urban areas–including Chicago, where a man filed suit last year against Shaw’s Crab House for allegedly serving him undercooked ...