A man who cooked and ate a poisonous pufferfish that was gifted to him fell into a coma and died 35 days later, according to reports. Magno Sergio Gomes, 46, died in a hospital in Espirito Santos, ...

Pufferfish is regarded as a luxury in Japan and a meal featuring the potentially poisonous delicacy can easily cost up to 20,000 yen ($125) at high-end restaurants. But now, adventurous foodies in ...

It’s a generally lamentable truism that everything delicious — be it bacon, hamburgers, or sugar — will slowly kill you. Some delicacies, however, skip the gradual decline. Yes, extremely so! The ...

After consuming pufferfish on March 25, a woman was pronounced dead shortly after she was hospitalized, while her husband, who was also treated, died weeks later Maria Pasquini is the senior news ...

A Japanese 10-year-old has become the youngest person authorized to prepare "fugu" pufferfish — a delicacy that can kill if its poisonous parts are not properly removed. Fifth grader Karin Tabira ...

Chemists have devised the shortest, most efficient method yet to make a potent neurotoxin that holds potential as a painkiller 1. Tetrodotoxin is a poison produced by some pufferfish, octopuses and ...

An elderly couple has died after eating poisonous pufferfish in Malaysia, prompting an appeal from their daughter for stronger laws to prevent others from suffering the same fate. Ng Chuan Sing and ...