Indians in West Bengal may face a shortage of hilsa, their favourite fish, as millions gear up to celebrate the state's biggest festival, Durga Puja, in October. That is because Bangladesh ...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a corkscrew-shaped bacterium that infects the stomach. The bacterial infection is easily passed from person to person. It is thought to affect around one-third of ...

However, evidence is limited as to whether they can actually cure a parasite infection on their own. Parasites can be picked up from pets ... The amino acid content may be enough to kill intestinal ...

Developing countries continue to battle the scourge of neglected diseases, with dire repercussions on public health, livestock production and food security. Tapeworm infections lead to high rates of ...

Sea robins have “the body of a fish, the wings of a bird and multiple legs like a crab” Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent Some species of sea robins, such as Prionotus carolinus, use their leg ...

The majority of Americans with a sexually transmitted infection caught it from an unfaithful partner, according to a new survey. Fifty-five percent of people who have ever contracted a sexually ...

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In the months that followed, at least 19 developed valley fever, and eight were hospitalized from their infection. This outbreak follows a dramatic increase of more than 800% in valley fever ...

By Sofia Quaglia The sea robin has fascinated scientists for decades. It has the body of a fish, the wings of a bird and the legs of a crab. “Legs on a fish sound like, um, well, that’s one of ...

This fish has legs — but they’re not just for walking. Scientists have found that the northern sea robin (Prionotus carolinus) uses its limbs both to stroll the ocean bottom and to taste the ...

Intestinal taeniasis is eminently treatable: a single dose of an antiparasitic medication kills the tapeworm. But neurocysticercosis — the human brain infection caused by the larval cysts ...