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Here’s a smart way to fight ticks, according to a tick expert
According to tick expert Thomas Mather, spraying shoes with permethrin can help prevent tick bites and reduce the risk of ...
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Scabies on the Rise Worldwide, Even in High-Income Countries
Despite being preventable and treatable, scabies affects more than 130 million people worldwide at any given time, ...
Editorial: ’Tis the season to be on your guard for ticks
Over the past several years, we’ve all learned more about the potentially dangerous consequences of being bitten by a tick.
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What Happens to Your Skin When You Add Turmeric to Your Diet
Turmeric, a common spice, has been used in Eastern medicine for centuries. Studies are now examining the benefits of yellow ...
What you learned about removing ticks is likely wrong. Here's the right way to do it
Ticks are out and about in abundance in Colorado this spring. Here's how to avoid being bitten and how to remove a tick form ...
Compelled Head-Shaving of Mental Patient With Severe Head Lice Infestation Violated Constitution
From In the Matter of the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Lila B., decided Friday by the Alaska Supreme Court (in an opinion by Chief Justice ...
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Don’t Panic But Do Avoid Tick Bites
Do not twist or jerk the tick; this may cause the mouthparts to break off and remain in the skin. Do not squeeze, crush or ...
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What you learned about removing ticks is likely wrong. Here's the right way to do it
Prevent tick bites by staying on trail centers, using permethrin-treated clothing, and applying DEET or similar repellents. Ticks are out and about in abundance in Colorado, finding their way onto ...
CNY Lyme Alliance urges vigilance as tick-borne diseases pose year-round threat
Ticks are more common when the weather begins to heat up but are present year round, and central New York is considered a ...
What are some of the symptoms of Lyme Disease?
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, focusing on prevention and early detection of the bacterial infection transmitted by ...