Does spit really help with a mosquito bite? And onion with a bee sting? An expert gives answers on how to respond to common insect attacks. Andrea Warnecke/dpa It could be such a wonderful summer's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For anyone with an insect venom allergy, there is a therapy that gets to the root of the problem - but it requires patience.

Summertime brings sunshine, more hours outside and an increased risk of bug bites and stings. Insects like mosquitoes, ticks, bees and spiders are often harmless, but sometimes their bites and stings ...

Dr. Dylan Wyatt, an emergency medicine physician at Aspirus-St. Luke’s, shares how manage those pesky insect bites and stings. How should we take care of insect bites? Dr. Dylan: Flies, Mosquitoes, ...

Stinging Insect Component Testing Combined with Interpretative Report Offers Enhanced Patient Management “Labcorp is the only reference laboratory to offer stinging insect (venom) component testing,” ...

In the wake of the death of the contractor stung by wasps, there have been many questions about how common that is and what can be done to prevent it. A Cary doctor said that while severe reactions to ...

Dr. F. Dan Atkins answers the question: 'What Are Common Causes Of Anaphylaxis?' — -- Question: What are common causes of anaphylaxis? Answer: The common causes of anaphylaxis are foods, ...

With the heat & humidity up, insects are biting more active. New Jersey has already recorded its first, and earliest, human case of West Nile virus, and mosquitoes carrying West Nile were found in ...

Kissing bugs are nocturnal insects that can bite humans and animals, often when people are asleep. Their nickname is descriptive since they’re known for biting near the mouth or eyes, areas where skin ...

The recent attack by a swarm of yellowjackets on a group of children in Stamford reminds us to be aware of the dangers of insect stings. Most insect stings have only short-lived symptoms, such as ...

Cody Peterson tests how the pain of a tattoo stacks up against the world’s most painful insect stings.