Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with Ugandan and international collaborators, report that permethrin-treated baby wraps reduced clinical malaria cases in young children ...

Prominent doctor Hussam Abu Safiya and his nephew are being kept in appalling conditions in Israeli detention, his lawyer said after a rare visit. Gheed Kassem said Abu Safiya and his nephew Hussam ...

AND AT THIS POINT THE FACILITY IS OPEN TO ALL VISITORS.. A SCABIES OUTBREAK AT THE "EDEN VALLEY CARE CENTER" IN SOLEDAD.. IDENTIFIED LAST FRIDAY.. A WARNING SIGN WENT UP OUTSIDE.. AND THE CENTER ...

SOLEDAD, California (KSBW) — A scabies outbreak at a skilled nursing facility in Soledad led to reduced visitation at the center, warning signs going up, and health leaders offering recommendations to ...

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Spray shoes with permethrin, an insecticide, once a month, says public health entomologist Thomas Mather, who goes by the nickname “The Tick Guy." There are a number of steps you can take to protect ...

LOWELL — The Lowell Transitional Living Center, the largest homeless shelter and support organization north of Boston, is treating an outbreak of scabies in its building on Middlesex Street, shelter ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Lockdown protocols have been activated in a portion of the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City as over 100 inmates are being treated for scabies after one person tested ...

Scabies occurs when tiny parasitic mites called Sarcoptes scabiei burrow into the upper layer of skin, triggering an intense allergic reaction that causes severe itching and a distinctive rash. While ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) Perry Elementary officials have alerted its staff about "diagnosed" cases of scabies in the preschool school. The first ...

We're now nearly in November and we've got all the winter-time lurgies to look forward to as the weather gets colder, our jumpers get thicker, and our noses get runnier. So, to help you deal with it ...