Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It starts off as a small, itchy patch of skin you scratch absentmindedly. But within a few days, an intensely itchy, bubbling rash ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michigan's summer climate provides ideal growing conditions for many flowers and other plants we enjoy — and for a few poisonous, ...

Michigan's summer climate provides ideal growing conditions for many flowers and other plants we enjoy — and for a few poisonous, three-leafed plants we all could do without. In Michigan, two types of ...

While those shiny green leaves lining the base of a tree might look harmless, poison ivy isn't anything to mess around with, especially when the results of touching it are an itchy red rash that lasts ...

As the weather warms, spending more time outside is a must. While there are a ton of benefits to enjoying nature, there are also a few drawbacks you should be prepared for, like mosquito bites and, ...

Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature’s less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals. As toxicologists at the University of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Poison Center, we see many ...

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You’ve probably heard the phrase “Leaves of three, let it be.” But do you know other ways to protect yourself from poison ivy and similar plants? Keystone Infectious Disease’s Medical Director, Dr.

To survey property in the hills, you need to clear line. That means cutting back the brush so the surveyor can achieve a clear sight line for his transit. Problems arose after my survey because it was ...

We are coming to the time of the year when people will be spending more time out-of-doors. Although this is usually an enjoyable time, we do come in contact with some of nature’s pitfalls, such as ...

Poison ivy has three leaves, and the middle leaf has a longer stem. Touching poison ivy causes an allergic reaction due to urushiol oil. Poison oak and poison sumac are related to poison ivy and also ...