There are plenty of over-the-counter treatments that can get rid of mosquito bites. For example, hydrocortisone cream or calamine lotion can stop the itch and help your bite heal quickly.

A fly bite typically looks like a red welt, and "it often has a little center core to it," Kassouf says. "It can look a lot ...

Mosquito bites are such a bugbear – excuse ... A lifesaver for anyone who gets really bad bites, this pen sucks out the venom using a pump action. It should be a staple in anyone’s first ...

Oral antihistamines represent another medical approach, particularly helpful for those who react strongly to mosquito bites. These medications block histamine receptors throughout the body ...

Scott Carroll loves mosquitoes. Lots of mosquitoes. When he arrives in Minnesota this week, he hopes to be met by hordes of the buzzing pests. Maybe then he can relax. “When they’re really, ...

This is the bad stuff. A small minority of people are at risk -- between 1 in 300 and 1 in 2000. Although rare, this reaction to common insect bites can be life-threatening. What is anaphylaxis?

Up to 30 percent of mosquito bites with the potential to deliver malaria occur indoors during the day when typical control strategies aren’t used, research published yesterday (May 16) in PNAS finds.

However, the paper points out that 700,000 people die each year from mosquito bites — we didn’t verify that, but according to the article that’s twice the number of people murdered each year.