New lice infestation now resistant to treatment
With students heading back to school, there's a health warning for parents (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - August 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Six alternative ways to eliminate nits
As scientists find head lice are becoming immune to common treatments, we bring you some other suggested ways to get rid of the pesky things (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - August 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: tea tree oil head lice shampoo treatment cures resistant garlic how to get rid of mayonnaise nits Source Type: news
Drug-Resistant Head Lice In At Least 25 States, Report Finds
BOSTON (CBS) – Drug-resistant head lice are now in 25 states, including Massachusetts, according to new research.
Related: What To Do If Your Child Has Head Lice
The findings, presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society in Boston Tuesday, show that people have been treating the bug with over-the-counter medications for so long that the lice have become immune to it.
“We are the first group to collect lice samples from a large number of populations across the U.S.,” researcher Kyong Yoon said. “What we found was that 104 out of the 109 lice populations we tested had high levels of gene mutations, which ...
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Heading Back To School? So Are Drug-Resistant Lice
The buzz from this week’s American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting in Boston is a report that lice in at least 25 states have become resistant to the most commonly used treatment, pyrethroids. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - August 19, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Judy Stone Source Type: news
Mutant head lice resistant to treatments
Scientists have found that lice in 25 states across American have developed a resistance to some of the most popular over the counter treatments for children suffering from the condition. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Head Lice Now Resistant to Common Meds in 25 States
Title: Head Lice Now Resistant to Common Meds in 25 StatesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/18/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/19/2015 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - August 19, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Mutant lice are probably coming! But first, the hype.
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Source: CNN.com - Health - August 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mutant lice are coming! But first, the hype
Head lice are a lousy part of the school year or summer vacation for an estimated 6 to 12 million children in the United States every year. Infestations can lead to itchy scalp, irritability and poor sleep. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Head Lice Alert
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Related MedlinePlus Pages: Children's Health, Head Lice, School Health (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
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Treatment-Resistant Lice Are Now In 25 States
Just in time for the new school year, head lice have become literal superbugs. Lice have developed a high level of resistance to the most common over-the-counter treatments in 25 states, according to research presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society. "If you overuse a product, over time, the selection pressure will cause insects to develop resistance to it," Kyong Yoon, an assistant professor of biological and environmental science at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and lead author of this ongoing research, told a group of journalists. Head lice are most commonly treated with pyrethroi...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 18, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Lice in 25 states are resistant to over-the-counter treatments
Stephen FellerBOSTON, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Head lice populations in 25 states are resistant to the active ingredient in many over-the-counter treatments recommended by doctors and schools. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Head Lice Now Resistant to Common Meds in 25 States
Prescription drugs are still effective, however (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - August 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Super head lice warning as scientists discover almost all species are resistant to treatments
As the new school term looms, parents will be alarmed to know that nits are increasingly resistant to the most popular treatments (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - August 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: hair full marks headlice scabies treatment combing infestation fleas nits mousse Source Type: news
America's Lice Are More Powerful Than Ever This Year
Head lice might be a bit harder to nit, er, nip in the bud this year: A study out of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsvillle finds the pests have developed resistance to popular over-the-counter medications in at least 25 states. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 18, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Head Lice Now Resistant to Common Meds in 25 States
Prescription drugs are still effective, however
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Related MedlinePlus Pages: Children's Health, Head Lice (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
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