A: Before you start your dog on a weight-gaining program it is important to make sure that there is nothing that is keeping ...

Food poisoning is caused by contaminated food with bacteria, viruses, or toxins. Symptoms include nausea, diarrhea, and fever ...

Because pinworms are not detected in a typical parasite stool test, you have to diagnose the infection in other ways. Dr. Ivanina says you either have to "look for the worms in the perianal region ...

A new tally finds dozens of species giving food a second go-round, from babies boosting their microbiomes to adults seeking easier-to-access nutrition.

A new tablet combining albendazole and ivermectin is safe and more effective than albendazole alone in treating Trichuris ...

Hookworms have become increasingly resistant to dewormers across Australia, posing a health threat to dogs, new research has ...

University of Queensland veterinary expert Dr Swaid Abdullah said the parasites can be transferred ... to pick up after their dog immediately as stool was a main source of hookworm infection.

The current control strategy relies on regular deworming with albendazole and improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene.