Dec. 9, 2002 — The most commonly used pediculicide for lice is permethrin 1% cream (PLT), now available over the counter. At its introduction, it was 97% effective, but a study in the November issue ...

Head lice are both prevalent and challenging to treat in children. Permethrin at 1% concentration is still considered the first-line therapy for children with head lice, despite the rising rate of ...

It’s the attack of the super lice — and it’s costing parents a fortune. Parents in Australia are bugging out over “super strength” lice, which require them to spend hundreds of dollars at specialized ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a new addition to the arsenal of weapons against head lice and "super lice," which have developed a resistance to the ...

CARMEL, Ind. ParaPRO on Wednesday announced the results of two phase 3 clinical studies published online this month in the journal Pediatrics, which concluded that a spinosad suspension was ...

Pediculosis (head, body, or pubic lice infestation) and scabies are caused by ectoparasites that are found to some degree in all human populations, with pruritus being the most common presenting ...

Health experts at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) say children don't have to be sent home from school if they have head lice. The Illinois-based association of pediatricians issued a clinical ...

HAVERTOWN, PA. (WPVI) -- Back to school time brings the return of many things. Unfortunately, outbreaks of head lice in schools are one of them. A local expert shares her tips on what works, what ...

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Several New York City-based delousers who screen for and treat head lice say that although business dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, they're now as busy as ever. The city’s Department of ...

DUNLAP — Princeville resident Ashley Coulter knows from personal experience just how disturbing a lice infestation can be. “My daughter, when she was about 3 or 4, ended up with a case of lice, and I ...