Itching, stinging, and swelling really take the fun out of being outdoors and opening windows in the summer. Most bug bites (usually from mosquitoes) stop itching after a day or two. Others can leave you or your child with ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Tick bites can cause crippling infections like Lyme disease in humans, but new research suggests they can also trigger a serious meat allergy in far more Americans than thought.
Jul 27, 2023
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A medical therapy that inhibits the growth of cancer cells may one day be effective at treating Lyme disease, according to new research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst team at the New England Regional Center of Vector-borne ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Women with Lyme disease take longer to get diagnosed, have more severe symptoms and experience higher rates of disability when compared to men. They may also be more likely to develop persistent Lyme disease. Those are among ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Riffing off 2019's "hot girl summer" and 2022's "Adam Sandler summer", online magazine The Cut has declared 2023 the year of the "barefoot-boy summer".
Jul 17, 2023
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Hungry ticks have some slick tricks. They can zoom through the air using static electricity to latch onto people, pets and other animals, new research shows.
Jul 1, 2023
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Warmer weather has arrived across much of the U.S., and that means more hikes, outdoor fun—and concerns about ticks.
Jun 22, 2023
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Cases of Lyme disease are exploding across the United States, but don't expect a magic bullet against the tick-borne illness to arrive any time soon.
Jun 9, 2023
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Every year, tens of thousands of new Lyme disease patients find that their symptoms persist even after the standard course of antibiotic treatment.
May 29, 2023
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Robert Weymouth, 58, of Portland, Maine, died this year because of a tick bite.
May 25, 2023
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