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A study shows prevalence of soil-transmitted intestinal worms in seven percent of children between five and 10 years.

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Polish diagnostician Dr. Jaroslaw Wilczynski says to look beyond symptoms, analyze the data and admit where things go wrong ...

Crofelemer can potentially extend and save lives of microvillus inclusion disease patients, reducing the volume of the total parenteral support (PS) necessary for them to survive Groundbreaking PS ...

A new study led by University of Toronto researchers has shown that immune cells in the gut follow an atypical pathway to ...

Potential treatments for one of the world's most dangerous hospital superbugs have been found in a surprising ...

Shigella disproportionately infects people without stable shelter who have limited access to sanitation and hygiene.

Today we have modern antiparasitic drugs. But 130 years ago, our forebears had nothing but quack cures and prayers to drive out tapeworms.