Head lice warning: Signs of infestation include difficulty sleeping - are you at risk?
NITS are tiny parasitic insects that feed on human blood while living in hair. Head lice are easily spread, but a tickling feeling on your head or difficulty sleeping could be signs of the parasites. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Head lice warning: SIX unusual signs that you have nits
NITS are tiny parasitic insects that feed on human blood while living in hair. Head lice are easily spread, but a tickling feeling on your head or difficulty sleeping could be signs of the parasites. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Black Death spread by humans, vindicating rats
One of the worst pandemics in human history, the Black Death, along with a string of plague outbreaks that occurred during the 14th to 19th centuries, was spread by human fleas and body lice, a new study suggests. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Black Death spread by human fleas and lice, research shows
The Black Death, which killed thousands throughout Europe in a pandemic stretching from the 14th to 19th century, was likely spread by parasites such as fleas and lice carried on the human body. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 15, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Technology & Science Source Type: news

Black Death 'spread by humans not rats'
Human body lice, rather than rat fleas, spread plague during the Black Death, a study simulating the outbreak suggests. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 15, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nuvo Pharmaceuticals (Ireland) Limited Acquires U.S. Product Rights to Resultz(R) from Piedmont Pharmaceuticals LLC
Resultz was FDA cleared in May 2017 Company now owns Resultz product rights globally Opens access to ~US$255 million head lice market MISSISSAUGA, ON, Jan. 15, 2018 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) - Nuvo Pharmaceuticals Inc.™ (Nuvo or t... Biopharmaceuticals, Acquisitions Nuvo Pharmaceuticals, Piedmont Pharmaceuticals, Resultz, isopropyl myristate (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - January 15, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

TyraTech 2.0: Why the company ’s going all in on animal health
Following a deal worth as much as $17.5 million to sell its cornerstone human head lice treatment Vamousse to U.K.-based Alliance Pharma, Morrisville ’s TyraTech is shifting gears to focus solely on its animal health business. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 29, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Jennifer Henderson Source Type: news

TyraTech 2.0: Why the company ’s going all in on animal health
Following a deal worth as much as $17.5 million to sell its cornerstone human head lice treatment Vamousse to U.K.-based Alliance Pharma, Morrisville ’s TyraTech is shifting gears to focus solely on its animal health business. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 29, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jennifer Henderson Source Type: news

What this small Morrisville company intends to do with $17.5M
Morrisville ’s TyraTech could fetch as much as $17.5 million – including $13 in cash upfront – for the sale of its Vamousse product for the treatment of head lice in humans. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 11, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jennifer Henderson Source Type: news

Most Popular NEJM Group Feature This Week: Acrobatic Lice (FREE)
By the Editors Here is the most clicked-on article we featured from NEJM Group this week, in … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 13, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Trying on Halloween costumes could give you head lice
Doctors see an increase in head lice during the Halloween season. The crawling bugs travel from items including wigs and masks such as what Heidi Klum wore when she was Jessica Rabbit in 2015. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Morning Break: Downside of Cancer Ads;'Quit Wrecking My Health Care;' Lies About Lice
(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - October 9, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news

Morning Break: Downside of Cancer Ads; Quit Wrecking My Health Care; Lies About Lice
(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - October 9, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

The Checkup: The Latest on Lice
The pediatric role in recent years has largely been to reassure, to beg for calm, and to try to get kids back to school as quickly as possible. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: PERRI KLASS, M.D. Tags: Lice Children and Childhood Hair Education (K-12) Parenting Pesticides Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: Acrobatic Lice / Pelvic Exam for Bleeding During Pregnancy? / California Neurology Opportunities (FREE)
By the Editors Here ' s what we chose for you from NEJM Group today:NEJM Clinical Practice Center: Image in Clinical Medicine: A 65-year-old man presented with a … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 6, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news