In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader with a question about using ivermectin to treat scabies.

Human scabies is a debilitating skin disease caused by Sarcoptes scabei, known by several names such as "itch mite." At any given time, the worldwide burden of disease is about 300,000,000 people.

Limited effective treatments, coupled with recent observations of emerging drug resistance to oral ivermectin and 5% permethrin, raise concerns regarding the future control of scabies, especially ...

While scabies does not kill many people, it is an unpleasant infection that causes significant impact on quality of life.

When treating scabies in institutions, oral anti-scabies treatment with ivermectin is often preferred. Do not use alternative or natural remedies for scabies. They will not kill the scabies mite.

Those suffering from the crusted form may be prescribed the mite-killing oral medication ivermectin, with a second dose given roughly two weeks later. People suffering from scabies are encouraged ...

Joe, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, was isolated after being infected with scabies, his legal team told The Dallas Morning News. Per the Mayo Clinic, scabies is a “contagious skin ...

Health experts have revealed how to differentiate between skin problems eczema and scabies as some of the symptoms cross over. Both conditions can leave patients with itchy, red patches ...

Scabies cases are on the rise across the UK, particularly in England. Scabies is an itchy rash caused by mites and while it is not usually a serious condition, it is "very infectious" and easily ...

Health professionals have raised fears about a significant increase in scabies cases across the UK. The condition, often associated with the Victorian-era, is caused by tiny mites, leads to an ...

When treating scabies in institutions, oral anti-scabies treatment with ivermectin is often preferred. Alternative or natural remedies for scabies should not be used as they will not kill the ...