Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This insecticide can help prevent some mosquito and tick bites. But you must use it properly. By Catherine Roberts With tick ...

If you spend any time outside, it’s hard to completely avoid mosquitoes and ticks. Taking precautions like wearing an effective insect repellent can make a big difference. But, particularly when it ...

A randomised trial shows that 5% permethrin cream is more effective than oral ivermectin for the treatment of classic scabies in children and adults.

Outdoor enthusiasts: Here's a bit of good tick-fighting news just in time for Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of summer. A new U.S. government study confirms that insecticide-treated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Public health experts are increasingly concerned about the Zika virus. To combat that threat, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

March 8, 2012 — Permethrin may be slightly more effective than ivermectin in the treatment of scabies. In a study involving 272 patients, a single dose of ivermectin provided a cure rate of 85.9% at 2 ...

Public health experts warn that tick populations are on the rise, meaning your chances of getting Lyme Disease have increased. A new study says clothes treated with permethrin makes it hard for ticks ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Army News Service, Sept. 4, 2013) -- Whether in rugged mountainous terrain, low valleys, deserts, wetlands, wooded areas, or open fields, Soldiers spend a considerable amount of time ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. If you’re grossed out ...

Permethrin-treated clothing, first developed by the military a few decades ago, has been available to consumers since 2003, and there are a few ways to use it. • You can buy pretreated clothing from ...

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