Perry Elementary School has been dealing with several "diagnosed' cases of scabies in recent weeks, according to the principal.

Difficulties with diagnosis and a lack of quality clinical trials make it difficult to evaluate optimal therapeutic strategies for scabies. The first-line treatment in many countries is now 5% ...

New data from the Royal College of General Practitioners has revealed scabies cases in London are increasing at a sharper ...

A 5-gram tube of Zovirax cream runs more than $200. A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between ...

The People's Pharmacy: Rinsing well is key to comfort with acne medicine QUESTION: My adult daughter has a prescription for ...

Research has found that some pathogens will remain on second-hand clothes for 200 days after they were last worn ...

Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices ...

Kristen Whitney, DO, FAAD, dermatologist at Allegheny Health Network, explored the intricate management of alopecia areata, ...

Clothing is a well-known carrier of many disease-causing pathogens – including E coli, scabies and Staphylococcus.

Research has found clothing can harbour many infectious pathogens – including germs such as Staphylococcus aureus (which ...

Ribavirin has been used as a treatment for patients with CCHF. Although the efficacy of ribavirin in the treatment of CCHF has not yet been proven conclusively, its use in the early stage of the ...