Find out how maggots and leeches could save your life after an operation and click on the link in the blue box below to discuss this story with others. The late Princess Margaret is possibly the ...

Leeches are a type of parasitic worm. Leech therapy involves applying leeches to a wound to increase circulation, improve blood flow, and promote healing. Its practice has varied over time, but it ...

I was told those are maggots. The baby has no fever or any other sign of illness. I am so worried. What can I do? Answer Thank you for your question. The whitish fat short worms coming from your ...

When you dream about maggots, it's not just an uninvited dinner guest in your thoughts, but a symbol carrying a message from ...

A screengrab of a live maggot pressed out of a child's leg [Facebook Naitwa Faiza] A few weeks ago, a woman going by the name Naitwa Faiza Karaz on Facebook shared how worms had crawled out of her ...

Dr. Mumcuoglu receives the Baer Award for his years of research, teaching and patient care using maggots and leeches to treat serious wounds. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

Ever wondered what the Irish expression ‘acting the maggot' means? You might have seen this phrase online, on a t-shirt, or even heard an Irish person say it. Maybe you were left a little bit ...

The answer is, perhaps surprisingly, maggots. Dr Erica McAlister, an entomologist and Senior Curator at the Natural History Museum in the UK, explores how having maggots munching away at the ...

Doctors say nearly his entire body is affected. His wounds have now become infested with maggots. “(He has) advanced second- and third-degree burns covering 80% to 90% of his body,” Dr ...

Thousands of bins are going uncollected each week leading to maggots infesting rubbish, a councillor has said. A staff absence rate of 10-15% has led to collections being missed in Milton Keynes ...