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

Poorly maintained pools can serve as breeding grounds for parasites, bacteria, and viruses — potentially leading to a range ...

Three hundred undernourished children in Gainza, Camarines Sur are set to benefit from GMA Kapuso Foundation's Give a Gift, ...

Much later, in the 19th Century, swimming pools emerged in Britain and the US. But along with them came the challenge of keeping them hygienic. Even now, public – and private – swimming pools can ...

Opinion - After almost two decades of substantial reductions in the global burden of malaria, progress has stagnated.

The Ministry of Health and Population affirmed in its statement on Sunday that claims about the simultaneous death of four ...

Summer has officially arrived, but those babes in the woods – wildlife children born this spring – are still vulnerable, ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended a bill signing ceremony at Pennington Biomedical Research Center after helping craft legislation the Louisiana Legislature approved unanimously to ...

This remarkable documentary was filmed at a high school in Karabash, a heavily polluted town in central southern Russia.

As summer heats up and people head outdoors, an unseen threat lurks in the grass that could turn your sunny day out into a ...

Send ticks packing by clearing away their favorite foods and habitats, and adopting repellents and landscaping techniques ...