Management Alert: DHS (Department of Homeland Security) Needs to Address Dangerous Overcrowding Among Single Adults at El Paso Del Norte Processing Center (Redacted)
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Published: 5/30/2019. This 16-page report from the Office of Inspector General recommends that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) take immediate steps to alleviate dangerous overcrowding at the El Paso Del Norte Processing Center (PDT). Overcrowding and prolonged detention represent an immediate risk to the health and safety not just to the detainees, but also to DHS agents and officers. The facility ’s cells are unable to accommodate the number of detainees currently being held, and the need to separate detainees with infectious diseases, such as chicken pox, s...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 30, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Mass drug administration reduces scabies cases by 90% in Solomon Islands' communities
(London School of Hygiene& Tropical Medicine) Mass drug administration of two antibiotics can be highly effective at reducing cases of scabies and the bacterial infection impetigo, according to new research published in Lancet Infectious Diseases. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Medical News Today: What do skin infections look like?
A skin infection occurs when parasites, fungi, or germs such as bacteria break into the skin. Some examples of these invaders include scabies, the herpes virus, and lice. Here, learn more about skin infections and what they look like. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news

Medical News Today: What does scabies on the penis look like?
Scabies is an infestation of the skin by tiny parasitic mites. On the penis, scabies can cause crusty, blister-like sores and intense itching that may get worse at night. Scabies mites spread through close, prolonged contact between people, such as during sex. Learn more about scabies on the penis here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sexual Health / STDs Source Type: news

Simplified Diagnostic Approach to Scabies May Detect Most Cases Simplified Diagnostic Approach to Scabies May Detect Most Cases
Examining a patient ' s hands, feet and lower legs - instead of the full body - may be sufficient to diagnosis about 90% of all scabies cases, researchers suggest.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news

Limited Examination Detects Scabies With High Sensitivity
WEDNESDAY, Jan 2, 2019 -- Examination limited to hands, feet, and lower legs has a sensitivity of about 90 percent for detecting scabies, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Michael Marks, Ph.D., from... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 2, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Speed up public health decisions on scabies by skipping full-body exams, study says
(PLOS) For years, the diagnosis of scabies has relied on time-consuming and intrusive full-body examinations. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have found that an exam of just a patient's hands, feet and lower legs may have the potential to catch more than 90 percent of all scabies cases, regardless of severity. These speedier exams may be useful in public health assessments on the prevalence of scabies. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 27, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Herbal skin cream found to contain steroids
An MHRA analysis found Zudaifu cream contained the steroid clobetasol propionate Related items fromOnMedica A.I. better at diagnosing skin cancer than humans Emollient users warned of fire risk Counsel young people to avoid skin cancer, says US Severe eczema linked to cardiovascular problems Scabies (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - December 19, 2018 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Hawaii hospital battles scabies outbreak
A "number of people" at Kona Community Hospital in Kealakekua have been infected with scabies, a highly contagious skin infection, an official said. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lindsey Bever Source Type: news

Scabies rash: Three signs of the skin mites and how to get rid of them
SCABIES rash is a result of an infestation by scabies mites and can cause huge amounts of skin irritation to the carrier. Because the mites are difficult to spot the best way to know if you you ’ve got them is to look for three signs in the rash. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Insecticide-Treated Clothing May Help Protect Against Ticks
BOSTON (CBS) — We’re heading into a particularly bad tick season and many people are looking for ways to protect themselves from the disease-carrying critters. Now a new government study finds that insecticide treated clothing may help do the trick. The insecticide, permethrin, is used to treat head lice and scabies. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control found that ticks placed on clothing pretreated with permethrin were more likely to become sluggish, fall off and were less capable of biting. Experts say the amount of insecticide applied to clothing is unlikely to be harmful, so if you work outdoors o...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated Local Dr. Mallika Marshall Local TV ticks Source Type: news

Mass-drug administration curbs scabies for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
(PLOS) In a new article published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Sofanne J. Ravensbergen of the University of Groningen, and colleagues, found that a scabies intervention program (SIP) was effective in reducing the severity of scabies when introduced to the newly arrived Eritrean and Ethiopian asylum seekers who volunteered to take part in the program. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - May 17, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

"Eaten alive" by scabies? No, but here's what can happen
Reports of a woman's death spark concern about scabies, a disease caused by parasitic mites (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - May 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Morning Break: Flesh-Eating Scabies; Stem Cell Heartbreak; Artisan or Professional?
(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 30, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Before You Use A Nursing Home, Make Sure It Does Not Have Scabies
The recent report of a former model dying in a Georgia nursing home resident after a scabies infestation raises awareness of this problem to look out for in nursing homes. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 28, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news