Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Back at school? Here's how to keep kids free of head lice
A new school year, and another battle between bloodsucking parasites and the kids they love to live on.
Jan 29, 2019
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How to get rid of head lice without spending loads of money
Parents are being warned there could be a big rise in head lice outbreaks in schools this winter. The health charity Community Hygiene Concern has predicted that low-income families will be hit hardest after a change in NHS ...
Nov 19, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Trench fever in urban people who are homeless
A disease common during the First World War, trench fever, has been found in some urban populations experiencing homelessness in Canada, and physicians should be aware of this potentially fatal disease, highlights a practice ...
Dec 7, 2020
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An ickier outbreak: Trench fever spread by lice is found in Denver
Dr. Michelle Barron, medical director of infection prevention and control at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, received an unusual call last month from the microbiology lab: confirmation of the third case this year ...
Jul 20, 2020
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Medications
S.Africa revokes ivermectin ban, allows 'controlled' human use
South Africa's health products regulator on Wednesday approved the "controlled" use of anti-parasitic agent ivermectin on humans, reversing a decision to ban the drug last month over unproven claims that it can treat COVID-19.
Jan 27, 2021
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Head lice infestation could cause iron deficiency anemia
(HealthDay)—Head lice infestation could cause iron deficiency anemia in the absence of any other cause, according to a case report published online Nov. 5 in BMJ Case Reports.
Nov 17, 2015
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Single topical ivermectin head lice treatment very effective
(HealthDay)—A single 10-minute, at-home treatment with topical ivermectin lotion eliminates head lice infestations in nearly all patients by the next day, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of the New England ...
Nov 2, 2012
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Health
Consumer health: What are head lice?
An estimated 6–12 million infestations of head lice occur each year in the U.S. among children ages three to 11, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Aug 25, 2022
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Pediatrics
Doctors say head lice should not bar kids from school
(HealthDay)—Outbreaks of head lice in kids can be effectively treated without banning infected children from school, new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) say.
Apr 27, 2015
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Head lice beginning to show permethrin resistance
(HealthDay) -- Although live head lice obtained from school-aged children in Paris remain susceptible to the insecticide malathion, approximately 14 percent have been found to be resistant to permethrin, suggesting a strong ...
Jun 5, 2012
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Louse
Lice (singular: louse) is the common name for over 3,000 species of wingless insects of the order Phthiraptera; three of which are classified as human disease agents. They are obligate ectoparasites of every avian and mammalian order except for monotremes (the platypus and echidnas), bats, whales, dolphins, porpoises and pangolins.
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