When your pet heads outside, they can come into contact with some pesky pests. Here are the most common ones to look out for ...

Mosquito bites can turn a pleasant evening outdoors into an uncomfortable ... These can provide relief from the allergic ...

Bedbugs are sneaky creatures. They typically bite while you're asleep. And the itchy, red marks they leave behind will often be the only sign you have them in your home. But bedbug bites don't always ...

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Researchers have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to hijack human plasmin to enhance transmission.

The itch from bug bites, rashes, and other skin conditions can sometimes be so overpowering that it feels impossible to avoid ...

Scratching an itch is almost irresistible — even though it can make a problem worse. Now researchers have discovered a mechanism that explains the "itch-scratch cycle".

A WOMAN was left fighting for her life and had to have her fingers and toes amputated after a bug bite led to her organs shutting down. Cathrine Abbott-Coetzee woke up one morning in December 2013 ...

Since the pandemic, drug trials that purposely make people vomit, shiver and ache have become a research area of growing ...

Cleaning up after a flood can be time-consuming and confronting. It can also be risky. Here’s what to keep in mind when you ...

Here’s what should be in your first aid box and why these things are not just useful but essential: First things first: you ...

Scratching where it itches reduces the presence of potentially harmful bacteria on the skin, studies in mice show.