“Your blood count is dangerously low,” the doctor said over the phone. “I’m sending an ambulance to take you to the hospital ...

Health unit staff note people do not gain natural immunity to Lyme disease and may develop it more than once. The health unit ...

With the weather warming up, more bugs will be coming out.Ticks are more common when the weather is warmer, and more people ...

April is the start of tick season. The little pests start coming out as soon as the weather gets warm. Let's start out with an interesting fact: ticks are not insects. They're actually part of the ...

IDFG says mild winter temperatures result in lesser die-off of the parasites compared to colder, harsher winters.

Ridgewood Village Manager Keith Kazmark said his office received an email about the cuts on Friday from the state, which administers the grants.

Paige Fryzelka owns Health Hut, a long-time health foods and vitamins store in downtown Midland that offers a bit of ...

A Harvard freshman has developed an app that identifies ticks with a single picture.Antonia Kolb created “Detick It,” which not only<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

A retired entomologist from Millersville University shares what we may expect this tick season and how to keep you, your family and your pets safe.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer New data from the CDC suggests that alpha-gal syndrome—a tick-borne allergy to red meat—may be more widespread than previously thought.Scientists long believed that only ...

Cutting university research won't just be an economic hit for Tulane, LSU and other higher ed institutions. It will be bad ...

Ticks hold onto leaves and grass and sense an animal’s breath, body odors, heat, moisture and vibrations. They pick paths to hang out where animals pass by then reach out their first pair of legs to ...