Researchers believe the patient may have contracted the parasitic tapeworm by sharing a bathroom with someone who was infected ...

Doctors in Spain suspected that a man suffering from chronic headaches had brain cancer. A scan showed a number of ...

Tapeworm infections often occur after consuming contaminated food or water, particularly undercooked meat and unhygienically ...

We have all found ourselves in a place we would rather not be, a school reunion, the never-ending work meeting or a distant relative's wedding reception. In such situations, it is often a good option ...

Cancer cells transmitted from a common tapeworm appear to have caused cancer-like tumors in a Colombian man with HIV -- the first known case of what's called "malignant transformation," U.S. health ...

A man suffering from severe migraines, obesity and complicated type-2 diabetes was found to have parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain, which was the result of eating partially cooked bacon, ...

The parents of an 8-year-old girl suffering from severe headaches and epileptic seizures for months were both relieved and horrified when doctors told them her diagnosis: 100 tapeworm eggs were inside ...

Tapeworms sound pretty awful, so you definitely don’t want your cat to get them. Plus if your cat does wind up with these pesky parasites, you’ll have to be careful because it’s possible you could get ...