Tea tree oil appears to have some medicinal properties that make it a viable option for alternative or complementary treatment of certain ailments. Herbalists and traditional medical practitioners have long used the oil, and modern clinical...
Parasites are organisms that use a living host -- often humans -- for both nourishment and protection, and they may be contracted from animals or other humans. The U.S. Department of Agriculture states that there are many types and sizes of...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) observes that of all the infections caused by parasites in America, about 90 percent of those are due to protozoa. The World Health Organization estimates that protozoan parasites are...
Three main types of parasites--protozoa, helminths and extoparasites--cause illness and disease in humans. Protozoa, tiny one-celled organisms, live and multiply in the human intestine and bloodstream. Helminths are parasitic worms that reside in...
Norwegian kelp is a type of brown seaweed found along the Atlantic coast of Norway. While there are many types of kelp, Ray Sahelian, M.D., reports that there is no scientific evidence indicating that Norwegian kelp is more beneficial than kelp...
Nematodes are small worms found in water, soil, plants and animals, and there are roughly 10,000 known species throughout the world. While some nematodes are free-living, others are parasitic and need other organisms (called hosts) to keep...
