TICKS

homemade lemon poppy seed muffins closeup
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WEIRD NEWS
The CDC May Have Ruined Poppyseed Muffins Forever With Gross Tick Photo
By Lee Moran
"A TOTAL ITCH HUNT!"
Mother and three kids hiking through a sunny forest. Everybody is wearing backpacks. Sun is shining brightly. Sunny summer day.
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HEALTHY LIVING
An Indiana Toddler Died From Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever — What To Know About This Tick-Borne Infection
By Health.com, Contributor
Health.com
The problem is, half of all people infected with the disease have no idea that they were bitten by a tick in the first place.
Deer tick, Ixodes scapularis, on a fingertip
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HEALTHY LIVING
Lyme Disease Cases Are Rising In The Midwest
By Mindy Weisberger, LiveScience.com
Ticks and tick-borne diseases will probably keep spreading throughout the U.S.
COMEDY
"How to Bathe a Dog"
By Jerry Zezima, Contributor
Humor columnist, The Stamford Advocate
And we call dogs dumb animals. Step 5: Dry off the dog with a bath towel. Step 2: Wet the dog, being careful that the dog
WELLNESS
Malaria-Like Parasite From Ticks Spreading To U.K. Through Dogs
By David Michael Conner, Contributor
Health, entertainment and LGBT writer
Babesia can be treated. The Columbia University Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center recommends a combination of
WELLNESS
What to Do If You Find a Tick on Yourself or Your Child
By David Michael Conner, Contributor
Health, entertainment and LGBT writer
More accurate Lyme disease tests are being developed, but in most cases are not made available to patients except by "Lyme-literate" medical doctors, or LLMDs, who are in high demand and are not available to all patients, as most reside in areas where Lyme disease has reached true epidemic proportions, from Virginia to the Northeast.
WELLNESS
A Big Week for Lyme Disease Patient and Physician Rights
By David Michael Conner, Contributor
Health, entertainment and LGBT writer
As evidenced by the recent Virginia legislation and the removal of IDSA Lyme guidelines from the federal database used by physicians, patients often have to be their own best health advocates, but they can only do so when they have information. We need to do better.
Adult female tick - Ixodes ricinus
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HEALTHY LIVING
Scientists Discover New Bacteria Responsible For Lyme Disease
By David Beasley, Reuters
They think the bacteria is a "recently emerged" organism.
WELLNESS
How 11 Top NYC Doctors Missed My Lyme Disease
By Dana Parish, Contributor
Singer/ Songwriter/ NY’er/ Dog-rescuer/ Champion for those suf...
He listened for 10 minutes and calmly said, "You have Lyme. Lyme does all kinds of weird things, but you'll get better. Amazing that I am only the 12th doctor you've been to. Most find me somewhere between 20 and 100."
WELLNESS
When Your Child Has Lyme Disease: A Parent's Survival Guide
By John McCormick, Contributor
Author, 'Dad, Tell Me a Story'
• Why don't the antibiotics work and what should we do next? • How do we go about learning more about Lyme disease and its
MARLO THOMAS
How To Cure Your Dog's Leash Issues
By Deana Lenz
MARLO THOMAS
What Over The Counter Remedies May Help My Sick Dog?
By Deana Lenz
MARLO THOMAS
Dr. Rosenthal Gives Us The Scoop On Feeding Your Dog The Right Food
By Deana Lenz
MARLO THOMAS
Dr. Rosenthal's Tips On Keeping Your Dog Warm This Winter
By Deana Lenz
MARLO THOMAS
Tips On How To Protect Your Dogs From Ticks
By Deana Lenz
MARLO THOMAS
How To Crate Your Dog For Travel With Cesar Millan
By Deana Lenz
MARLO THOMAS
Mondays With Marlo - Healthy Dog Tips With Cesar Millan and Dr. Kim Rosenthal
By Deana Lenz
WELLNESS
Tick-ing Time Bomb: Lyme Disease Conquers New Territory
By Paul Spector MD, Contributor
Health consultant and writer specializing in prevention and ag...
A recent CDC study reported that in 2013, there were 260 counties throughout the United States that experienced double the number of Lyme Disease cases expected, up from 130 a decade earlier.
WELLNESS
10 Essential Facts About Lyme Disease
10. You can take precautions to prevent Lyme disease. 10 Essential Facts About Lyme Disease originally appeared on Everyday
One downside of spending time outdoors in the summer: bringing ticks home.
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HEALTHY LIVING
Here's What You Need To Know About Ticks
By Leigh Weingus
What they look like, how to avoid them and what to do if you find one.
Colorized Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of a deer tick (Ixodes dammini), a vector of Lyme disease.
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HEALTHY LIVING
Lyme Disease Danger Zones Are Spreading Throughout Northeast & Midwest
By MIKE STOBBE, AP
  NEW YORK (AP) — The geographic areas where Lyme disease is a bigger danger have grown dramatically, according to a new
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