It’s not often that inflammation gets a good rap. It’s been linked to heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and autoimmune diseases. But a new study may have uncovered a positive use for the body’s natural ...

Dear Doctors: How do I cleanse my pancreas of parasites? Dear Reader: Your question assumes that you have a parasitic ...

Avian blood parasites, predominantly comprising haemosporidians such as Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon, have emerged as significant factors influencing bird health, survival and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists seeking a vaccine against malaria, which kills a child every minute in Africa, have developed a promising new approach intended to imprison the disease-causing ...

If you've ever woken up in a cold sweat with the gnawing certainty that your blood is infected by rare tropical parasites -- and which of us hasn't -- then it will come as welcome news that a cure may ...

A new study published in the Journal of Biogeography reveals that the prevalence of malaria-like blood parasites in birds increases with the number of species present in local bird communities. The ...

A parasitic infection common in Latin America is threatening the U.S. blood system. The infection, Chagas disease, is still rare in North America. There have been two cases in Canada transmitted by ...