IN THE LAST ISSUE, we began to review the host of other disorders associated with tick exposure besides Lyme disease, starting…
ALONG WITH NEIGHBORING PENNSYLVANIA, New York State is the epicenter of tick-borne illnesses in the U.S. Outdoor publications, including this…
Worldwide, insect – or tick-transmitted diseases are among the most common causes of death and disability. While the hiker in…
Ticks are unpleasant little creatures, with a well-deserved bad rap in medicine. Few organisms have been associated with the spread…
Just when I think I have heard everything when it comes to health concerns in the Adirondacks, something new comes…
This has been a busy year for Lyme disease in New York State, with the illness beginning to make inroads…
It is not often that my “day job” as an academic physician intersects with my “real job” as an outdoor…
All who hike or camp in the Adirondacks have a particularly bad mosquito story. Many of us return from a…