A viral post offering advice on using soap and a cotton ball for tick removal has recently resurfaced on social media. The March 2014 post, which has been shared over 7,000 times, attributes the ...

By Anjali Srivastava: Ticks are more than just a nuisance. Improper removal can increase the risk of infections or disease. While old tricks like burning them off or suffocating them with nail polish ...