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Use tick repellent. Allan recommends permethrin. "Deet is effective at repelling mosquitoes, but it’s not very effective at repelling ticks," Allan noted. Allan lastly shared that performing ...

4. Marigolds (Tagetes spp.): While marigolds will add a pop of color, Hammond reminds us they produce pyrethrum — a natural insecticide that fends off pests. 5. Catnip (Nepeta cataria): Who knew ...

He also likes permethrin-treated clothing: “A barrier is always a better thing than a chemical, and a barrier treated with a chemical is the best,” he explained. When you talk to an expert ...

"Coming from a peasant background myself, I worked as a young boy in the pyrethrum fields. My brothers and sisters worked on tea plantations belonging to European settlers." He added it was ...

Grifols is gearing up to file for approval of a drug for rare bleeding disorder acquired fibrinogen deficiency (AFD) that could provide a more reliable and easier treatment for patients.

Some medical practitioners recommend pesticide treatments containing permethrin, pyrethrin, or malathion. These therapies have been the first line of treatment for head lice since World War II.

Ordinary scabies is treated with permethrin-based creams and shampoos while crusted "Norwegian" scabies is often treated with a combination of permethrin (5%) and oral ivermectin 200 µ/kg.

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