What is the Tick Index? The tick index compares the number of stocks that are rising to the number of stocks that are falling on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The index measures stocks making an ...

A blacklegged, or deer, tick is shown through a microscope at the University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory Oakdale campus in a 2003 photo (The Gazette) Buy Photo This year’s tick season — expected to be ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — As tick season is well underway in Fort Leonard Wood, medical professionals at the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital are urging the community to protect themselves ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say climate change is a major factor in the increase and spread of ticks and tick-borne diseases. Karen Kasmauski/Getty Images Health officials report an increasing number ...

There is an increasing need for signs such the one seen here at the entrance to a trail at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor, New York, warning of ticks. (Photo by James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty ...

Ehrlichiosis is a disease that primarily spreads through the bite of an infected tick. Previously known as human monocytic ehrlichiosis, it can cause a wide range of symptoms, including aches, fever, ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – Longer days, sunshine and spring flowers are a welcome sight for most people, but what may not be as welcome is the beginning of tick season. May is Lyme Disease ...