STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The risk of being bitten by a tick in New York City is currently extremely high, researchers at Fordham ...

LymeLnk founder Eva Scarano, who has battled the tick-borne illness, hopes to increase public awareness and education to ...

Ticks can be active in any season and experts say it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as ...

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One tip: walk in the center of the trail. Ticks like to attach themselves to long grasses. No need to use DEET.

I was quickly diagnosed with a wheat allergy, so for 11 years, every time I would get sick, I thought I had been contaminated by wheat.” Debbie Nichols does not remember the tick that transmitted her ...

Summer has arrived! Schools are out for summer vacation, and all the great summer activities have begun! The month of May was ...

You just finished a satisfying summer hike or wrapped up a weekend of yard work when you spot a tick clinging to your clothes ...

Tick season is already off to a rough start, and catching bites early is key to preventing tick-borne disease. Research ...

It's officially summer, a time for barbecues, the beach—and protecting yourself against the teeny, tiny black-legged deer ...

We live in Wisconsin, and this year we’re seeing a lot of news about ticks carrying Lyme disease and a few other kinds I hadn’t heard of before. They don’t fly around like mosquitoes, so why is it so ...

Data from the CDC indicates this may be a bad tick season. So if you're planning a hike, a trip to a park or just hanging out in the backyard, here are some tips to fend off these blood-sucking bugs.