If you’ve ever welcomed a kitten into your home (or are about to), there’s a good chance the topic of cat worms has (or will) ...

Herbert Smith says whipworms helped keep his Crohn's disease under control. Nov. 7, 2012— -- Eight years ago, Herbert Smith (not his real name) did the unthinkable -- he swallowed thousands of ...

A new study suggests that a high-fat diet allows the immune system to eliminate a parasitic worm that’s known to cause lasting infections in the large intestine and is a major cause of illness and ...

While often considered a neglected tropical disease, whipworm infections can occur all over the world—and have throughout history. “We have archeological findings showing that these worms were ...

Scientists have discovered that a high-fat diet allows the immune system to eliminate a parasitic worm which is a major cause of death and illness in the developing world. Parasitic worms affect up to ...