The 1002d use for duct tape? Tape the bottom of your pants to the top of your hiking boots to keep ticks from crawling up your legs.
To many of us, summer outdoors in Missouri not only means lush forests and clear streams, but also the ever-present ticks and chiggers. Both belong to the mite family of eight-legged creatures. But while the chigger bite causes only (!) intense itching, the bite of a tick can carry the possibility of contracting a serious disease.
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This article was originally published in the St. Louis Beacon.
During your next eye exam, your doctor may show you a little viewing box connected to a computer and ask if you want to take a test that might give your risk for developing macular degeneration. The test, called “Heterochromatic Flicker Photometry,” measures the depth of a layer of pigments that cover the macula—the area of the retina where most of your focused vision takes place. And evidence is accumulating that a healthy pigment layer is associated with a decreased likelihood of age-related macular degeneration.