Applying a cold compress is one of the easiest ways to relieve itching from insect bites. Wrap some ice cubes in a clean ...

While technically not a bite, bee stings are one of many bug-related attacks. Mild symptoms that may develop after a bee sting include: Bleeding Itching Pain Redness, swelling, or both Thick, hardened ...

A WOMAN was left screaming in pain from bed bug bites following a holiday from hell in Turkey.  Tracy Stewart and her pals Steve and Jill Combes, from Kirkcaldy, Scotland, were “itching to ...

Just one bite from this insect can lead to a life-long allergy to meat, and you won’t know how bad it is until you munch on a ...

With the recent rains comes West Nile virus. Know the symptoms of the mosquito-borne illness and how to prevent it.

It might sound like a harmless nickname, but the “kissing bug” is far from affectionate. This small insect, about the size of ...

A once-rare disease that causes a person to develop a severe allergy to red meat is seeing an “explosive rise” across America ...

Scientists have captured high-speed video of venomous snake strikes, including this dramatic footage of a copperhead. Authors ...

CDC warns that a parasitic illness called Chagas disease is now endemic — or always present — in several states. Biting insects called kissing bugs have been identified in 32 states, predominantly in ...

A recent study found that copperheads often strike in under 0.1 seconds, and their fangs can break when they bite.

Medicine is not helpless. Snake bites can be neutralised with antivenom, but that is often not to hand in the remote parts of ...

A new study from Clemson University, believed to be the first controlled bite study of its kind, tested whether Joro spiders ...