Strawberries: The Sweet Danger Lurking in Your Grocery Cart Let's be real here. If there's one item you absolutely need to buy organic, it's strawberries. Strawberries claimed the top spot on the 2024 ...

Applying an insecticide treatment used for soldiers’ uniforms to the cloths used to carry babies significantly reduced incidence of malaria in the children, researchers found. The six-month study ...

As we move from fall into early winter, producers should begin monitoring their cattle for signs of cattle lice. Cattle ...

Q: I have a nine-pound cat named Beauty and a five-pound Chihuahua named Beast. Is it OK for me to apply half of Beast's monthly flea and tick preventive to his skin and the other half to Beauty's ...

First, let’s clear something up about recent reports of a live cockroach pulled from a woman’s skull. It was technically in her skull, between her eyes—but if you stick your little finger in your ear, ...

All of the pairs received insecticide-treated sleeping nets. Asian Tiger Mosquito, Maryland, United States (credit: Wikimedia Commons) Reducing infant malaria cases in Uganda by 66% The ...

Maggie O’Neill is a health writer and reporter based in New York who specializes in covering medical research and emerging wellness trends, with a focus on cancer and addiction. Prior to her time at ...

The broad-spectrum insecticide in a new class of chemistry acts through contact and ingestion against difficult-to-control ...

Jonathan B. Jassey, DO, is a private pediatrician at Bellmore Merrick Medical. Dr. Jassey also specializes in treating ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, autism and other mental health issues. Lemon balm ...

You can use anti-itch creams and antihistamines to help treat bug bites and stings at home. Identifying the type of bite or sting is important for choosing the best treatment. Insect repellents, such ...