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Health Tip: Avoiding Lyme Disease
Steps to help prevent tick bites

Health Tip: Caring for Bug Bites
Taking the sting out of the sting

With Summer Comes Snake Bites
Most common in southern climes, with young men most likely victims, experts say

Injectable Antibiotic Protects Against Lyme Disease in Mice
Study raises prospect of new treatment for tick-borne diseases in people

Allergy Shots Are Effective Treatment for Symptoms
Immunotherapy works for allergic asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis or insect bites

Hurricanes Katrina, Rita Left Skin Rashes in Their Wake
CDC researchers detail dermatologic conditions of workers rebuilding New Orleans

Health Tip: Keep Bugs at Bay
Avoid attracting insects that bite

Clinicians Clash Over New Lyme Disease Guidelines
The sticking point is appropriate use of antibiotics -- and for how long

Human Bites Usually Inflicted in Drunken Brawls
Men are 12 times more prone to these injuries than women, study found

Health Tip: Removing a Tick
How to do it safely