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  1. Cheese Mites and Maggots Cheese Mites and Maggots May 4, 2012

    Cheese manufacturers use spider-like insects and fly larvae to impart particular flavors and aromas to certain cheeses.

  2. Avoiding Epilepsy Through Diet Avoiding Epilepsy Through Diet September 5, 2011

    Avoiding pork tapeworm parasites (cysticercosis) is not as easy as just avoiding pork.

  3. Pork Tapeworms on the Brain Pork Tapeworms on the Brain September 4, 2011

    Neurocysticercosis, infection with pork tapeworm larvae brain parasites, is an increasingly serious public health problem in the United States, potentially causing headaches, dizziness, seizures, other neurological disorders and sudden death.

  4. Allergenic Fish Worms Allergenic Fish Worms May 6, 2011

    The role of a parasitic worm in allergic reactions to chicken and fish.

  5. What’s in a Burger? What’s in a Burger? May 3, 2011

    Cleveland Clinic pathologists dissect fast food burgers to see what’s inside.

  1. Arsenic in Chicken Arsenic in Chicken February 7, 2011

    The poultry industry feeds their birds millions of pounds of arsenic-containing drugs every year.

  2. Brain Parasites in Meat Brain Parasites in Meat January 11, 2011

    What percentage of U.S. lambs are infested with toxoplasma parasites?

  3. USDA Parasite Game USDA Parasite Game January 10, 2011

    What percentage of retail beef samples are infested with sarcocystis parasites?

  4. Plant-Based Omega-3 Supplements Plant-Based Omega-3 Supplements October 6, 2010

    By choosing algae-based sources of long chain omega-3 fatty acids, one may be able to get the benefits of fish consumption without the risks.