Doctors warn that the parasite cleanse trend misleads patients, causing health risks and delaying proper diagnosis of ...

(NEXSTAR) – If talk of binders, wormwood and “scrubbing your gut microbiome” sound familiar, you may have seen one of the many TikTok videos promoting so-called “parasite cleanses.” A common theme in ...

Gastroenterologist Dr. Joseph Salhab warns that many "parasite cleanses" promoted online are ineffective, often consisting of laxatives and herbs that don't treat actual infections. He emphasizes that ...

Intestinal parasites are a prevalent health concern, found in millions of people around the globe. They reside in the intestines without having any overt symptoms for months, years, or even decades.

EXPERIENCED travelers recall trips abroad that were memorable mainly for bouts of diarrhea. Few who have visited the Continent, Mexico or more distant lands are unacquainted with intestinal disease ...

THIS is a treatise which will be very valuable to the medical investigator of the microscopic intestinal parasites of man—other than those belonging to the great group of Bacteria. Its origin is due ...

Roundworms are eight- to 12-inches-long and live in the intestines, They can cause abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea. The types of roundworms typically in humans include pinworms and ascariasis, but ...

Learn how parasites preserved in an ancient sewer reveal how disease spread among Roman soldiers.

Excavations of sewer drains at a Roman fort in northern England have revealed the presence of several parasites that can ...

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely ...