The skin bumps are the body's reaction to the insect's saliva. While the bug is sucking blood, some of its secretions get mixed in. Anaphylaxis With Insect Bites: Very Rare A severe life-threatening ...

You need to protect your exposed skin from mosquitos and other biting insects. The CDC recommends that you use only insect repellents approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Though he is a charming kid, Calvin is a horrible student in the Calvin and Hobbes strip, which is why his in-school ...

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A five-year Global Entry membership that'll *also* include TSA PreCheck for when you're getting out of Dodge. It'll seriously ...

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For the novelist Rebecca Makkai, writing blurbs had become nearly a full-time job. She explains why blurbs matter — and why she’s taking a break. By Rebecca Makkai Call her Ruth, or Baby, or ...

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Today’s insight comes from Pat Dorsey’s book The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing. The book is something of a rarity in regards to how much effort is put in to making the ideas easy to apply ...

Entomology is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects. The discipline can include the biology and control of insects, as well as their ecology and impact on animal, plant and human ...

Kristin Koval’s novel explores the struggles of two families linked by tragedy, guilt and love. Two new books, “The Sirens’ Call” by Hayes and “Superbloom” by Carr, argue that our ...