Physicians in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene detailed the woman’s case, believed to be the first “autochthonous case” — or local acquired case — of neurocysticercosis, a ...

It might sound like something out of a horror movie, but the cause of an Australian woman's severe migraines turned out to be a real-life nightmare. The unidentified 25-year-old barista's case, ...

Tapeworms have been making headlines ever since an investigation by The New York Times turned up a deposition Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave in 2012. In it, the independent candidate running for president ...

A man in the U.S. developed a parasitic infection in his brain after regularly consuming undercooked bacon, according to a case study published March 7 in the American Journal of Case Reports. The ...

(CNN) — A Florida man with worsening migraines was found to have parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain, according to a report published this month in the American Journal of Case Reports. Doctors ...

About 1,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized annually by neurocysticercosis, which is caused by tapeworm cysts migrating to the brain. reading time 3 minutes Coming down with seizures would be a ...

An Australian woman who suffered a headache for about a week discovered the source of her pain was actually a cyst filled with tapeworm larvae lodged in her brain. The 25-year-old barista's case ...

On a night that seemed like any other, a perfectly healthy 38-year-old man in Massachusetts fell from his bed amid a violent seizure at 4 am. The commotion woke his wife, who found her husband on the ...

A 25-year-old woman in Australia discovered she had tapeworm larvae in her brain after suffering from a headache that lasted for more than a week. The aches were caused by tapeworm larvae that had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One veterinarian has issued a warning over a habit treasured by dog owners over fear of tapeworm infection. It’s just doggone bad ...