It’s been a bad year for moose in the Northeast and forests in the Northwest.Moose are magnificent creatures, weighing 1,000 pounds or more and standing up to 7 feet tall. They can be elusive, most of … read more

Stevia kills Lyme disease? While it sounds too good to be true, there is legitimate evidence suggesting a beneficial stevia side effect could include killing Borrelia burgdorferi, the pathogen respons … read more

Following the death last month of a Gansevoort man who contracted Powassan virus from a tick, a second Saratoga County resident has been hospitalized with the rare disease and a third is suspected of … read more

Experts at the Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA) in France launched a tick alert app on iOS and Android this week, to track the spread of tick cases and reduce the risk and spread o … read more

ALBANY, N.Y. - An Albany, N.Y. man has died from a rare virus he got from a tick bite and his daughter is warning others about the danger.He died from the Powassan virus, a more serious illness than L … read more