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

With tick season ramping up again this spring, it’s time to marshall your tools for keeping biting, disease-causing bugs at bay. Using bug spray is one important strategy, as is keeping your yard ...

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 ...

Soaking fabrics in a commonly used insect repellent is a simple and effective tool as mosquito bites become more common during daytime, study shows ...

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 ...

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ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (July 1, 2014) -- In an age when diseases transmitted to people by insects or animals (called "vector-borne diseases") are emerging worldwide, personal protective measures ...

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 ...

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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 ...