http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Using drugs to treat an infection could allow other co-existing conditions to flourish, a study in wild animals has shown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-infection-tail-parasite.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:36:19 EST news290716540 A new diagnostic test for a worm infection that can lead to severe enlargement and deformities of the legs and genitals is far more sensitive than the currently used test, according to results of a field study in Liberia, in West Africa, where the infection is endemic. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-elephantiasis-worm-infection.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 20 May 2013 17:44:05 EST news288290637 Scientists from The University of Manchester have discovered that weight loss plays an important role in the body's response to fighting off intestinal worms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-weight-loss-oust-worms.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:00:04 EST news277653703 (Medical Xpress)—On the list of undesirable medical conditions, a parasitic worm infection surely ranks fairly high. Although modern pharmaceuticals have made them less of a threat in some areas, these organisms are still a major cause of disease and disability throughout much of the developing world. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-parasitic-worms-diseases-obesity.html Medical research Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:25:10 EST news276863099 Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that the worm which causes River Blindness survives by using a bacterium to provide energy, as well as help 'trick' the body's immune system into thinking it is fighting a different kind of infection. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-scientists-reveal-river-worm.html Genetics Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:04:52 EST news264873877