PINWORMS are the most common type of intestinal worm infection in the United States. Here we explain what they are and how to treat them. Please provide a valid email ...

After experiencing two months of anal itching and bleeding, a 32-year-old mother visited a medical clinic for a workup. A colonoscopy revealed that she had a 1-centimeter pinworm living — and laying ...

Emverm (mebendazole; Impax) chewable tablets are available for the treatment of pinworm, whipworm, common roundworm, common hookworm, and American hookworm in single or mixed infections. It is ...

With the grandkids coming into town, there are a few health topics you may want to be familiar with, especially if the kids are under 12. As the adult in charge of the child, you may have to deal with ...

As autumn arrives and children return to preschools, the spread of pinworms—tiny parasites that cause discomfort—is on the rise. Pixabay LicenseImage by bethL from Pixabay These pests, often ...

Children share all kinds of things when they go back to school – books, pencils, stories from summer vacation and, unfortunately, pesky and sometimes dangerous parasites that rely on close contact ...

Pinworms! Just the thought of them can provoke discomfort and anxiety. But many people who carry pinworms have no symptoms and rarely suffer any ill effects. Even when a pinworm infection does cause ...

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