Paste and juice made from the Acai fruit have been implicated as the main cause of an outbreak of Chaga’s disease in Brazil. Chaga’s disease is an illness caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. It causes fever, vomiting, aches, fatigue,…
Now, if you haven’t quite filled up on your heebie-jeebies for the day, this should do the trick quite nicely : doctors looking for a tumor in a patient’s brain found a live worm instead.
Rosemary Alvarez was admitted to…
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A former food microbiologist, Ho Phang is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Food Science. When he's not knee-deep in his research and studies, Ho reads and writes about food safety, tends to his various online projects, and cooks.