These treatment failures are primarily due to the emergence of treatment-resistant lice. In regions where resistant lice are common, patients may self-treat numerous times with over-the-counter ...

The prevalence of head lice has seen the little critters being treated countless times with endless remedies that over time ...

Thanks to a genetic mutation, super lice are resistant to the treatments you ... Oftentimes, they'll need a second treatment. And that's true of prescription medicine as well.

Lice can hold their breath for eight hours, so they'll be fine when you take a shower or go for a swim. They're also notorious for developing resistance to insecticides. During WWII, for example ...

Permethrin (1% formulation) is efficacious but resistance is emerging ... switched to the alternative treatment. The primary endpoint was absence of live head lice on day 15; secondary outcomes ...

Salmon also can't be sold for several weeks after a treatment. Over time the salmon lice have built up a resistance to the three major classes of chemical being used. Geoff says, 'This is a big ...

Head lice are small parasites that live on human scalps, feeding on blood. While they don’t cause serious health problems, head lice are a common and frustrating problem, especially among ...

These insects' mutations seem to make them resistant to some over-the-counter ... combing can be an effective treatment for head lice. "Combing works," Claire McCarthy, a pediatrician Boston ...

With an uptick in head lice cases, parents in Edina have been taking matters into their own hands - creating a system to notify parents of anonymously reported cases.

but these aren’t the lice from your childhood. Named for their greater resistance to over-the-counter treatments and pesticides that people have historically used to kill the little insects in ...