Owners often assume a dog's fur provides protection from the sun, but prolonged exposure can cause skin damage and health ...

Four counties have 52% of Florida's new leprosy cases. They're all located along I-4, home to the nine-banded armadillo. It's ...

Wearing poorly dried clothes, particularly those that took days to dry due to daily rainfall and were not rewashed, can ...

On a 95°F day, when you’re drenched with sweat and desperate to cool down, a swimming pool might look like the most beautiful ...

The symptoms of cyclospora resemble other, more common stomach bugs, and many people will try to wait it out at home rather ...

The New York State Department of Health reminds New Yorkers that it is important to take precautions to prevent mosquito ...

Approximately 90% of U.S. cases are reported from states in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic from Virginia to eastern Canada, and ...

Unlike bacteria, fungi are remarkably difficult to attack without also harming human cells. That biological reality has left medicine with surprisingly few antifungal drugs—and made the emergence of ...

The New York State Department of Health confirmed West Nile virus in mosquito pools across Nassau, Rockland, and Suffolk ...

A tick disease researcher explains the risks and how she avoids bringing home ticks from both work and walking her dog in the ...

Bug bites are common during the summer, but some can develop into serious skin infections that require medical treatment. Dr. Lacy Anderson says a painful, bright red bump that looks like a large ...

Like human hitchhikers, ticks need to find the best place to get a lift. But if you pick up a tick, it could drink your blood ...