Many believe the distinct colors of the barber poles are due to patriotism. But the truth is much more disturbing. Long ago, barbers used to do more than just cut hair. They performed surgical ...

Central West Local Land Services district vet Kate Atchison, Coonabarabran, said barber's pole worm has been responsible for about 70 per cent of the region's recent sheep and goa ...

Shawn Barber, a pole vault world champion, has died. He was 29. His Agent, Paul Doyle, told the Associated Press that he died at his home in Kingwood, Texas, on Wednesday. While a cause of death ...

Barber's Pole worm is a parasitic nematode that infects the gut of sheep and goats in hot, humid climates. For farmers in such regions an infestation can be economically devastating as these ...