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You undoubtedly know someone who has to avoid certain foods – peanuts, eggs or chocolate, perhaps – due to an allergy. But did you know that if you get bitten by certain ticks, you could develop an ...

We'll also tell you how to prevent ticks from latching on to your furry friends in the first place. Katie covered all things how-to at CNET, with a focus on Social Security and notable events. When ...

It’s no secret that tick populations across the U.S. have exploded this year, reaching unprecedented numbers. The surge has been a frequent topic in recent news with experts reporting an all-time high ...

If you suspect you have fleas or ticks in your home, follow our helpful tips to confirm whether you have a problem and when to call in an expert.

Michigan’s tick season is between April and September, when the temperature outside is above 40° F. Michigan is home to over 20 known tick species, with wood ticks and deer ticks accounting for ...

Finding a tick is bad enough. Trying to kill the little pest is even worse. Don't stress over it, though. One item in your bathroom will do the job easily.

Recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, studies estimate about 476,000 Americans may be diagnosed with Lyme disease each year. But there’s another fast-growing tick-borne condition ...

MICHIGAN, USA — Most West Michigan counties have a known risk for Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness caused by bacteria. The beginning of spring means that several of these tick species will no longer ...

PHOENIX — The next time you find a tick on yourself, your pet, or in your surroundings, University of Arizona researchers want it. In collaboration with the Arizona Department of Health Services and ...

Emergency room visits for tick bites have reached the highest rate in six years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The effects of climate change, including milder winters ...