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Another Famous Canadian Says They Got Lyme Disease, What's Up With That?
Justin Bieber joins Avril Lavigne and Shania Twain as uber-famous Canadians who are coming forward with their health struggles.
Avril Lavigne Says She Accepted Death During Battle With Lyme Disease
“A single bug bite can fuck you up hard."
An Oral History of the CDC Putting Ticks on a Muffin
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s infamous poppy seed muffin tweet.
How to Avoid the Disease-Carrying Insects That Will Be Everywhere This Summer
The number of reported illnesses from mosquito, tick, and flea bites has more than tripled since 2004.
Eating Meat Might Kill Me
I keep eating meat because the danger has heightened the pleasure factor, like bareback sex, mainlining heroin, base jumping, or motorcycling sans helmet even though it might kill me.
We went hunting for a tick that could kill you
Ticks are usually associated with Lyme disease, but Powassan virus is deadly and our lack of knowledge about it is pretty scary.
The Bizarre Chain of Events That Led to an Unusual Number of Ticks This Summer
Ticks can carry Lyme disease and other pathogens, so be extra cautious.
Tick Bites Are Making People Allergic to Meat
“Tick-induced mammalian meat allergy” was first detected in 2007 but Australia and parts of the US have seen a recent rise in cases, due to growing tick populations.
If You Think You Have Chronic Lyme Disease, Most Doctors Say You're Wrong
The majority of doctors and medical groups say there's no proof "chronic" Lyme disease is real, and they charge that the so-called "Lyme literate" doctors who diagnose and treat it are con-artists and quacks.
Clementine Needs a Fix in This Week's 'Habits' Comic
There's only one thing left to do when you've already picked through the ashtray.
Moose Are Dying in Horrible Ways Due to Climate Change
Warmer weather is taking its toll on moose, which are dying at an alarming rate.