Many online sources claim that certain plants are natural tick repellents. But will growing them in your backyard really keep ...

Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live.

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

“If you live in Manhattan,” Diuk-Wasser said, “most likely you got it by traveling. If you live in Queens or the Bronx, you ...

It is officially tick season. Although active year-round — even in the winter — this is the time of year when most tick encounters happen. There are now five types of ticks found in Ohio. The four ...

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.

There are 16 different tick species in the commonwealth, according to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). Only a select ...

Ticks are a year-round concern for all of us when temperatures are above freezing, but they are certainly more active and ...

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader who found a solution for managing their thyroid problems.

Before going for a hike or hitting a park this summer, here’s what you need to know about ticks — and the diseases they carry ...