When you are suffering a migraine headache, your first thought may not be that you have tapeworms in your brain. That may not be your second thought or even your 17th thought. But baby pork tapeworms ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Taenia solium--also called pork tapeworm--is a parasite which causes disease around the world, particularly in very poor communities with deficient santiation and where pigs roam free. Researchers ...

A habit of eating undercooked bacon and poor hygiene lead to a nasty discovery. A Florida man suffering from persistent migraines was found to have festering tapeworm eggs in his brain, according to a ...

A recent agreement between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the German pharmaceutical company Bayer promises hope of expanding access to essential medicines for the treatment of people exposed ...