Pinworms are the cause of a highly contagious intestinal infection in humans. Learn about its symptoms, the tape test, and effective methods of treatment.

Think you have a parasite? Here’s how to tell a pinworm from a tapeworm. Both tapeworms and pinworms affect your gut and overall health.

Researchers at the University of Arizona Cancer Center find a possible new treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma. This ...

If you or a loved one has a pinworm infection, everyone in your household should get treatment. Here's what you should know about home remedies.

If a person believes that they have a pinworm infection, it is best to seek medical attention. A person can then also try a variety of home remedies as complementary treatments.

An anthelminthic drug commonly used for pinworm infections could be repurposed to treat a deadly form of skin cancer, according to early study results.Researchers found pyrvinium pamoate ...

In girls, pinworm infection can spread to the vagina and cause a vaginal discharge. Treatment involves two doses of medication with the second dose being given two weeks after the first dose.

A common pinworm medication may stop and reverse cancer growth in Merkel cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, according to research led by University of Arizona Cancer Center ...

Rodent pinworm infestations are common in modern animal facilities, and treatments to eradicate these nematodes are often costly and labor-intensive. The authors describe a method they developed ...

Study finds pinworm medication has potential to treat aggressive skin cancer Researchers tested pyrvinium pamoate against Merkel cell carcinoma with positive results.

Treated plants fight pests without the need for toxic pesticides, oozing a "larval toffee" that stunts tomato pinworms’ growth and attracts predators.

From the departments of surgery of the Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston. † Gorham Peters Travelling Fellow in Surgery, Harvard Medical School; formerly, resident surgeon ...