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

How do you treat a spider bite and what are the symptoms to look out for? - With temperatures rising, it’s important to know ...

Read: I Tried (and Failed) to Keep Mosquitoes Away for Years — Then I Found 3 Products That Really Work Where I live, in ...

Sandy and Jim Parrill garden at Chaos, their acre of the Ozarks in Joplin. Sandy is a lifelong gardener, Missouri master ...

Bee and wasp stings are common during spring and summer, and while most cause mild symptoms, severe allergic reactions such ...

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.

Q: You’ve written about treating chigger bites, but you should really think about prevention. We live in the country.

They're almost invisible, yet the thought of them can make your skin crawl. Mites, those minuscule relatives of spiders, are common inhabitants of our world, and sometimes, they might decide to take a ...

But first things first, and I should have probably touched on this earlier: guard against bug bites to make sure the ... guard against them also work for chiggers. I don’t recall any episodes ...

We’ll explain how to identify tick bite symptoms, how to remove a tick at home and when you should see a doctor for treatment. Types of ticks in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest ...

Still, bites occur. Triangle medical professionals from UNC Rex and Duke Health told The News & Observer what to know about treating copperhead bites. The first thing medical professionals at Duke ...

Copperhead bites are rarely fatal to humans but may require medical evaluation. Antivenom is effective for treating bites and is administered at hospitals. Symptoms including swelling help ...