Scabies

FDA Rejects NRDC Petition to Ban Lindane

The lice and scabies treatment is no longer widely used. Medscape Medical News

FDA Says Lindane Remains Viable Lice Killer, Denies Ban Request

FDA finds no reason why prescription lindane should be banned from use in lice/scabies treatments, as requested by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The Rx ingredient’s use, and associated adve...

New Zealand's PHARMAC to fund alternative treatments for asthma, scabies from Merck

New Zealand's Pharmaceutical Management Agency PHARMAC is to fund a treatment for pre-schoolers with recurrent wheezing despite using other therapies, and for people with exercise-induced asthma.

New Zealand’s Pharmac Agrees To Cover Two Merck Scabies Drugs

New Zealand’s Pharmac drug purchasing has agreed to cover, almost immediately, Merck’s Singulair (montelukast) for asthmatics, including children under the age of five years who have recurrent whe...

Pediculosis - louse, lice diagnosis

Diagnosis is made by observing eggs, nits (empty egg shells), nymphs or mature lice on the patient's head but only people with live lice or live embryos in eggs attached to hair shafts have a...

NSU's Medical School Expands Medical Outreach Trips to Developing Nations

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nova Southeastern University's medical school recently expanded its international medical outreach programs to serve more developing nati...

CombFirst! 2012-2013 The National Pediculosis Association (NPA) Kicks Off "National Head Lice Prevention Month”

NPA reports that stigmas about head lice are no longer about “dirty” as much as about parents feeling embarrassed when others detect their child with lice before they do. Preparedness at the begin...

Comparative trial of Permethrin 5% vs. Lindane 1 % for the treatment of scabies.

Abstract Objective: Treatment of scabies is an important issue in infectious dermatology. The aim of this study was to specify whether permethrin is effective for the treatment of human scabies and to...

Comparison of oral ivermectin versus crotamiton 10% cream in the treatment of scabies.

Abstract Objective: Scabies is a relatively contagious infection caused by a tiny mite (Sarcoptes scabiei). Products used to treat scabies are called scabicides because they kill scabies mites; some a...

Acaricidal Activity of Eugenol Based Compounds against Scabies Mites.

BACKGOUND: Human scabies is a debilitating skin disease caused by the "itch mite" Sarcoptes scabiei. Ordinary scabies is commonly treated with topical creams such as permethrin, while crusted scabies...

Increased allergic immune response to Sarcoptes scabiei antigens in crusted versus ordinary scabies.

Scabies, a parasitic skin infestation by the burrowing 'itch' mite Sarcoptes scabiei, causes significant health problems for children and adults worldwide. Crusted scabies is a particularly severe for...

Burden of paediatric pyoderma and scabies in North West Queensland.

AIM: The study aims to assess the health burden of children admitted with 'scabies' to Mt Isa Hospital, the referral centre for North West Queensland, from 2006 to 2010. METHODS: This is a retrospecti...