Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 100 people in the Midwest have been sickened by a parasite infection linked to bagged salad mixes, the Centers for ...

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego and Yale University have discovered that a natural protein produced by Bacillus thuringiensis, a bacterium sprayed on crops by organic farmers to ...

Two cases of a parasite infection that can cause severe gastrointestinal symptoms have been reported in Jackson and Taney counties, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Friday.

Roundworms (Ascaris spp.) are large intestinal parasites that live and mature in the human gut. Infection occurs when individuals ingest eggs from contaminated soil or food. In endemic regions, ...

Hookworms are soil-transmitted nematode parasites that can reside for many years in the small intestine of their human hosts, where they suck blood and can cause iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in ...