THE HSE has issued an urgent warning over a bacterial infection caught outdoors in summer months that can lead to serious illness. And up to 400 people in Ireland are affected by the disease each ...

THINK spring and the health hazard that likely jumps to the forefront of your mind is hay fever. And while this time of the ...

Mice overcame a Lyme disease infection after being given an antibiotic that is often used for pneumonia, and its effect on ...

A new study on Lyme disease sheds light on the persistence of symptoms; another new study points to an antibiotic that may be ...

Warmer temperatures increase tick activity, raising the risk of tick-borne illnesses, University of Maine Tick Lab warns.

In today’s Health Alert, tick season is back and so is the threat of Lyme disease. But, there is good news on the medical ...

Some infected people will be asymptomatic ... Ehrlichiosis can be treated with the same antibiotic used to treat Lyme Disease. Anyone who shows these signs should seek medical attention as soon as ...

However, around a third of people with Lyme disease don’t develop this rash and its appearance can be atypical. It doesn’t always look like the classic ringed type rash, and can have a solid ...

Lyme disease might be the most common tick-borne illness, but there are several other diseases you should know about this summer.

Early diagnosis can lead to easier and more successful treatment for Lyme disease, a condition that can cause a range of debilitating symptoms and even secondary conditions if left untreated.