" New Jersey and many other areas in the North are known as a hot bed for Lyme disease carrying deer ticks, especially in the summer. Found on deer, mice, squirrels, and other small rodents native to the New England area, deer ticks feed off the blood of their hosts with a typically harmless bite. Some ticks, however, act as a vector for the often debilitating bacterial infection called Lyme disease. What is Lyme Disease? Lyme ...
" After this year’s long and harsh winter, nothing’s better than spending time outdoors in the summer sun. It’s extreme ly important, however, to stay aware of your surroundings and protect yourself from summer health risks. Going outside in the summer increases your risk of rash from poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. Within 12-72 hours of contact with skin, Urushiol – an oil which coats the leaves of these plants – causes skin ...
" After this year’s long and harsh winter, nothing’s better than spending time outdoors in the summer sun. It’s extreme ly important, however, to stay aware of your surroundings and protect yourself from summer health risks. Going outside in the summer increases your risk of rash from poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. Within 12-72 hours of contact with skin, Urushiol – an oil which coats the leaves of these plants – causes skin ...
