A dangerous tapeworm, not found in Pacific Northwest wildlife until this year, is more widespread than researchers expected.

What to know about tapeworms, the parasites that comes from eating raw or undercooked foods Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis to Simone ...

People seeking extreme weight loss began intentionally swallowing tapeworm parasites in one of the most disturbing diet ...

Scientists have for the first time mapped the genomes of tapeworms, shedding light on the evolution of one of humankind's oldest parasites and revealing new possibilities for drug treatments. DNA ...

In September 2018, a Facebook user reported that she experienced a "horrid taste" after eating from a just-opened bag of Welch's Fruit Snacks and then discovered that one of the pieces in the package ...

I ate something on a trip to Brazil and now I’ve been having terrible stomach issues. I’ve read about people who have had tapeworms and I don’t know if I have one. How do you know if you have a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Texas neurosurgeon Dr. Joran Amadio performed brain surgery on Gerardo Moctezuma who contracted a brain tapeworm. (Photo: ...

A doctor issued an “urgent warning” after a stomach-churning video of a massive tapeworm being pulled out of a woman’s mouth went viral. US-based anesthesiologist Dr. Myro Fugura recorded a video for ...

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 ...

FRESNO, California -- WARNING: This story contains graphic content that some readers may find disturbing. Last August, a young man walked into the emergency room with an unusual demand. "He asked me ...

There are plenty of fad diets circulating the internet these days, ranging from low-carb diet practices, to the (probably) useless gluten-free diets. However, one diet is so dangerous, that the ...