A new oral treatment is more effective in eradicating lice as compared to any prescription lotion for the scalp, French medical researchers have found.
Lice are parasites, which infest more than 100 million people worldwide each year. Children between the ages of 3 and 11 years are particularly vulnerable because of their social behaviour, which is favourable to the propagation of parasites.
Resistant Head Lice: A Study
Head lice become resistant to all treatments including organophosphates (malathion) and pyrethroids (permethrin and phenothrin), which are used to act on the nervous system for eradication.
Head lice become resistant to all treatments including organophosphates (malathion) and pyrethroids (permethrin and phenothrin), which are used to act on the nervous system for eradication.
The trial was conducted by applying one or other of the products twice, at an interval of seven days, to 812 contaminated individuals from 376 families.
Ivermectin is a compound from the avermectin family, which acts by blocking neurotransmissions in the brains of invertebrates.
Non-toxic Treatment For Head Lice
Benzyl Alcohol Lotion (BAL) has been found effective against head lice in children. A study published in Pediatric Dermatology says the treatment is non-neurotoxic.
Benzyl Alcohol Lotion (BAL) has been found effective against head lice in children. A study published in Pediatric Dermatology says the treatment is non-neurotoxic.
The study has been published in the March 11th edition of The New England Journal of Medicine.
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The Truth About Head Lice - Superbugs
According to lead researcher Stephen Barker, Associate Professor from the University of Queensland, animals have two types of chromosomes, the nucleic and the mitochondrial.
According to lead researcher Stephen Barker, Associate Professor from the University of Queensland, animals have two types of chromosomes, the nucleic and the mitochondrial.
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FDA Approves Phase I Clinical Trial of Topaz Pharmaceuticals' New Head Lice Treatment
FDA has approved an investigational new drug application; allowing Topaz to begin clinical trials of the company's topical solution for the treatment of head lice.
FDA has approved an investigational new drug application; allowing Topaz to begin clinical trials of the company's topical solution for the treatment of head lice.
