Reports in Vietnam say that on August 15, a Vietnamese boy was hospitalised with pain in the lower abdomen and blood in the urine. Family members said the boy took a bath in a river near his house ...

Since the dawn of civilization, leeches have been firmly attached to medicine. Therapeutic bloodsuckers are seen in murals decorating the tombs of 18 th dynasty Egyptian pharaohs. They got their ...

Finding a leech on your body can be scary, but you don’t need to panic. We’ll give you simple steps that can help you calmly and safely remove a leech without any pain or complications from the bite.

Heard the one about the Chinese man with an eel in his bladder? It’s the story zooming around the Internet today and while it seems incredible, and while we can’t confirm that it’s true, it is ...

A man’s bladder burst when he resisted the temptation to urinate for 18 hours after drinking ten bottles of beer. Following the binge, the 40-year-old man in China fell asleep without answering the ...