Move aside, "gate lice." Flight passengers are now debating the latest travel annoyance that takes place on the actual plane: "aisle lice." Gate lice drew headlines after American Airlines ...

Mosquito-borne virus cases almost tripled across Queensland in 2024 amid surges in cases of Ross River virus and potentially deadly dengue fever. Queensland Health recorded 3,225 cases ...

Lice, particularly among kids, can often be quite common. These critters are extremely infectious and can easily pass from one individual to another. Though there are a plethora of lice remedies ...

Head lice affect more than 100 million people worldwide annually. Permethrin (1% formulation) is efficacious but resistance is emerging. Malathion (0.5% formulation) is an alternative, but ...

Soil-borne plant diseases, such as damping-off, root rots, and wilts, which often lead to non-specific symptoms and are therefore difficult to diagnose, are responsible for major crop losses annually.

On the other hand, the US Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases narrowly escaped funding cuts in the 2011 budget proposed by the Obama administration (from US$39 million to US$12 million ...

Another is Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness that causes a bull's-eye rash. Fact 3: Some people are at higher risk for ringworm infections. You're more likely to get ringworm if you play sports ...

Too much earwax can cause rubbing of the ear or poking in the canal. A piece of ear wax can become dry and hard in the ear canal. This creates a feeling that an object is in the ear. Complete blockage ...

Increased size of one or more lymph nodes. Most are in the neck. Also, includes swollen lymph nodes in the armpit or groin It's larger than the same node on the other side of the body Normal nodes are ...