In spite of taking all the precautions, you’ve found a tick has invaded your personal space. And you know that blood-fattened bug could be one of three known for transmitting serious disease, from Lyme to Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Here’s your first step to reduce your chances of getting sick…

Not to sound paranoid, but my biggest concern about being outdoors isn’t snakes, it’s ticks. More than 475,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported each year in the U.S. Though early antibiotic therapy can help, a few plant extracts found to kill the bacteria may hold more promise…

Lyme disease is growing across the country. Testing for it is often inaccurate. And if not caught it in time, it could prove debilitating or deadly. That’s what one family discovered when their father was misdiagnosed with Alzheimer’s before the truth came out…

We all know that ticks can carry disease. So, we’ve learned to look out for the little bloodsuckers after a day outdoors, specifically the deer tick to avoid Lyme disease. But, there’s another tick-borne disease from the rather aggressive lone star tick you need to be aware of…

One of the worst things about Lyme disease, besides that it strikes up to 300,000 people annually, is that it’s often confused for summer flu. This delays treatment and can lead to chronic Lyme disease and painful and debilitating symptoms for life. This summer, another virus may make accurately diagnosing Lyme even harder…

You’ve probably experienced it — that terrifying moment when you notice a strange bump in your armpit, behind your ear, on your inner thigh, under your boob. Is it a pimple? An ingrown hair? A cancerous tumor? That marble you ate when you were seven? And that’s when you realize, it’s none of those things…