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Operation Blessing to Provide Parasite Protection for 9.5 Million ...  -  24 Mar 2008
Christian PostEvery year, millions of children throughout the Third World suffer from a host of various internal parasites – such as pinworms, roundworms, tapeworms,

Warmer Weather Means It's Pinworm Season  -  Mar 12, 2008
North American Press Syndicate,Placing fingers in the mouth introduces eggs into the intestinal system, where they can grow to become adult pinworms.

Purge pesky parasites from digestive system  -  Mar 6, 2008
Calgary Herald,Some parasites, such as giardia and cryptosporidium, as well as pinworms, hookworm and ringworm, can stay in the body for a lengthy period of time,

Horoscope - Feb. 27-Mar 5  -  Feb 27, 2008
Eye Weekly,Of course, that tingling itch might just be the pinworms. Everyone is very sorry, Leo. Very, very sorry about what they said and did, and they hope you will

9.5 Million Children in Latin and South America to Receive Anti ...  -  Mar 5, 2008
NewsBlaze,Albendazol is highly effective against a variety of internal parasites including pinworms, roundworms, tapeworms, whipworms and hookworms.

Doc's words SO INSULTING  -  Jan 22, 2008
Electric New Paper,This time, the doctor told her the child simply had pinworms. The mum was naturally relieved, but still upset, not just over the clinic doctor's apparently

Mummy Lice Found In Peru May Give New Clues About Human Migration  -  Feb 7, 2008
Science Daily (press release)...“By looking at things like tapeworms, pinworms, lice or bedbugs that humans have carried around for at least tens of thousands of years, and in some cases

A breadth of pet health information  -  Jan 31, 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),Then again, the little rodent might just have a bad case of pinworms. Not knowing which diagnosis applies -- or, more likely, never having heard of either

No need to panic about pinworms  -  Dec 17, 2007
Contra Costa Times,Q: I hope you don't find pinworms as repulsive as I do. My second-grader has them. He is constantly scratching. How do I know for sure if it's pinworms,

Fifth disease common illness during chilhood ASK DR. H MITCHELL HECHT  -  Dec 3, 2007
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,Q: I can remember years ago hearing about lots of kids who got pinworms. How did they get them? How does a person know if they’ve got them?

Pet Ferret Hit by an Arrow? Here’sa Book for You  -  Dec 17, 2007
New York Times,Then again, the little rodent might just have a bad case of pinworms. Not knowing which diagnosis applies — or more likely, never having heard of either

Children's books that will engage and educate  -  Nov 30, 2007
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription),...illustrated by Neal Layton, $12.99 This is a lively narrative about fleas, lice, tapeworms, hookworms, pinworms and other unwelcome guests.

Japan targets Daley’s gift: the exotic Illinois bluegill  -  28 Nov 2007
Medill Reports,...“Bluegill love artificial flies, small grubs, pinworms. I’ve even heard of hotdogs being used as bait. Bluegill can be found in ponds and lakes across

does soy lecithin lower cholesterol?  -  Nov 7, 2007
GoErie.com,...to do. i still continue with the same problem but do not want to pester my doctor. he claims that tapeworms and pinworms do not exist in this country,

Animal lover offers home to pup rescued from pond  -  Oct 2, 2007
Allentown Morning Call,She also had pinworms and hookworms, and a distended belly. Weighing almost 8 pounds, the puppy appears to be part pit bull and part beagle, with a tan coat

When is your child too sick to go to school?  -  Sep 1, 2007
Indianapolis Star,Children who have pink eye, impetigo, pinworms, scabies or strep throat should stay home until they have been under treatment for at least 24 hours.

POSTCARDS FROM IRAQ FRONT LINE  -  Sep 2, 2007
New York Post,Chained to a bed, a nearly naked Christina Ricci writhed as if suffering from the worst case of pinworms in history. Whatever the film's cinematic

Stopping itch won't be easy  -  Sep 6, 2007
Sarnia Observer,And the doctor can check for infectious causes of itching like pinworms and fungal infections. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Selenium has been recommended to me as a

Racoons grubbing for a feast  -  Jul 25, 2007
Oak Bay News,Nematodes are parasites in the same family as roundworms, hookworms and pinworms, but are commonly used as an organic pest control.

An Unexpected Source of Relief for Multiple Sclerosis  -  Jul 23, 2007
HealthandAge.com...suggestive of a parasitic infection) volunteered; all 12 had positive stool specimens, containing dwarf tapeworms, roundworms, threadworms, or pinworms.

Paradise for parasites  -  Jul 3, 2007
South China Morning Post (subscription),..."At the hospital they took a torch and showed us the tiny white worms - pinworms - in his anal passage. They're dormant by day but at night they wiggle,

YOUR HEALTH  -  Jun 19, 2007
Orange County News,Two of the most common types of parasitic infections that occur during the summer months are giardiasis and pinworms. Giardia lamblia is a common

Staying Healthy by Washing Your Hands  -  Jun 26, 2007
Voice of AmericaThese include pinworms, influenza, the common cold, hepatitis A, meningitis and infectious diarrhea. Hand washing destroys germs from other people,

Medical Edge -- Mild case of pinworms may not need treatment  -  Apr 2, 2007
Post-Bulletin,But many people who carry pinworms have no symptoms and rarely suffer any ill effects. Even when a pinworm infection does cause symptoms -- anal or vaginal

Staff Editorial: The bathroom basics you should know  -  Apr 26, 2007
Binghamton University Pipe Dream,...by feces include toxoplasmosis, typhoid, cholera, amoebic dysentery, food poisoning, E. coli, hepatitis A, enterovirus, polio, pinworms and salmonella.

Stomp the Worm  -  Apr 18, 2007
Broward New Times,The pink, mint-flavored tablets, each with a 400 mg dose, are enough to rid a body of the pinworms and tapeworms that cause the distended bellies and

Worms Worms Worms  -  Feb 25, 2007
Blogger News NetworkMost moms know about Pinworms. They are the ones that make your kid itch and scratch their bottoms. To diagnose them, we give moms a piece of scotch tape or

Hemorrhoids Symptoms And Treatment  -  Feb 8, 2007
Market-Day.net,However, most often itching is a sign of pinworms or an overgrowth of Candida albicans. The following can cause hemorrhoids: constipation, chronic diarrhea,

Pinworms: Intestinal Parasites  -  Jan 13, 2007
Business Portal 24 (press release),Pinworms are also called seat worms, or threadworms (species Enterobius, or Oxyuris, vermicularis). They belong to the order Oxyurida (phylum Aschelminthes)

Last, Best Friends: Circumstances tie women together  -  Jan 6, 2007
Winston-Salem Journal (subscription),As for the other women, Clair, the intermittent feminist, flirts with anorexia, while Bess worries about her 8-year-old's pinworms.

Ancient Latrine Fuels Debate at Qumran  -  Jan 8, 2007
FOX NewsThe samples tested positive for pinworms and two other intestinal parasites found only in human feces. Samples from locations nearer the settlement tested

History unfolds in a wasteland  -  Jan 3, 2007
Newark Star Ledger,The samples tested positive for pinworms and two other parasites found only in human feces. Samples from nearer the settlement tested negative.

2000-year-old toilet may solve an ancient mystery  -  Jan 2, 2007
Arizona Daily Star,The samples tested positive for pinworms and two other intestinal parasites found only in humans. The excrement traces were found underground — meaning the

Pinworm infection isn't dangerous, is easily cured  -  Dec 12, 2006
Charlotte Observer,Many people who carry pinworms have no symptoms and rarely suffer ill effects. Even when a pinworm infection does cause symptoms, it's not a dangerous

Pfizer Introduces New Daily+ Deworming Program  -  Dec 2, 2006
TheHorse.com,...of pyrantel tartrate--effectively protecting horses against dangerous parasites such as small strongyles, large strongyles, roundworms, and pinworms.

Pinworm infection isn't dangerous, is easily cured  -  Dec 12, 2006
Charlotte Observer,Many people who carry pinworms have no symptoms and rarely suffer ill effects. Even when a pinworm infection does cause symptoms ...

TOO MUCH IRON RUSTS THE LIVER  -  Nov 15, 2006
Charlotte Sun-Herald,DEAR DR. DONOHUE: You commented on pinworms. ... ES. ANSWER: Pinworms and ringworm are not the same, not even distantly related. Pinworms are true worms. ...

Parasite Primer Part 7: Parasites in the Environment  -  Nov 12, 2006
TheHorse.com,A few parasites, such as ascarids and pinworms, can be transmitted in stalls, but pastures are the main battleground for strongyle control. ...

Pfizer Introduces New Daily+ Deworming Program  -  Dec 2, 2006
TheHorse.com,...dose of pyrantel tartrate--effectively protecting horses against dangerous parasites such as small strongyles, large strongyles, roundworms, and pinworms. ...

Toilet evidence links Dead Sea Scrolls to sect  -  Nov 14, 2006
Seattle Times,...of the CNRS Laboratory for Anthropology in Marseilles, France, who found preserved eggs and other remnants of roundworms, tapeworms and pinworms, all human ...

Latrine practices posed health risks to sect  -  Nov 13, 2006
Los Angeles Times,France. She found preserved eggs and other remnants of roundworms, tapeworms, whipworms and pinworms, all human intestinal parasites. ...

Toilet tied to tale of Dead Sea Scrolls  -  Nov 13, 2006
MSNBC...four samples from the suspected latrine contained desiccated eggs from parasitic worms commonly found in human stool samples (tapeworms, roundworms and pinworms ...

How toilet habits killed off Dead Sea Scrolls sect  -  Nov 14, 2006
Independent,The colleague, Stephnie Harter-Lailheugue, found preserved eggs and other remnants of roundworms, tapeworms, whipworms and pinworms. ...

Death sentence from the toilet  -  Nov 15, 2006
New Zealand Herald,The analysis found preserved eggs and other remnants of roundworms, tapeworms, whipworms and pinworms. Samples taken from surrounding areas were barren. ...

Evangelist Pat Robertson to hand out anti-parasite medication in ...  -  Nov 23, 2006
International Herald Tribune,Operation Blessing bought the Albendazol, which is effective against parasites including pinworms, roundworms, tapeworms, whipworms and hookworms. ...

11:45 pm | Toilets may be clue to texts  -  Nov 15, 2006
Charlotte Observer,...showed that three of the bluff samples had preserved eggs and embryophobes of four human intestinal parasites: roundworms, tapeworms, whipworms and pinworms. ...

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