FDA approves ringworm medication in granule form
New York Daily News - The feds have just approved a child-friendly version of the ringworm medication that comes in granules that can be sprinkled on kids’ food. The new treatment is approved for use by children ages 4 and older suffering from tinea capitis, a fungal
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Taylor column: Funny how pets and kids can seem so alike
St. Cloud Times - He came to me with ringworm, ear mites and an eye infection. Daily baths and constant doses of medication probably helped form his crabby disposition. He and Buster bonded instantly and I have many photos of them snuggling on the couch or roughhousing
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Pet-Related Infections
American Family Physician - Common pet-borne fungal infections include tinea corporis/capitis (ringworm); campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis are among the most common bacterial infections associated with pet ownership. Less commonly, pets can transmit arthropod
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Rescued Brooklyn cats so sick they can’t be saved
New York Daily News - The cats came in with severe upper respiratory infections, and they had ringworm,” said Richard Gentles of New York City Animal Care and Control. “They had to be humanely euthanized.” ASPCA officers were called to the home on E. 99th St. after
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Grappling with skin diseases
Vallejo Times-Herald - Herpes and ringworm (tinea corporis) - two of the most common
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Do you have a weird rash? Athletes must get it checked
Minneapolis Star Tribune - DeVries said recurring problems with herpes and ringworm infections also factored into issuing guidelines. Last year an outbreak of herpes among Minnesota high school wrestlers led to an unprecedented statewide shutdown of the sport for eight days
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European Stock Futures Retreat; UBS, Credit Suisse May Fall
Bloomberg - Novartis AG shares may move after Switzerland’s biggest drugmaker won U.S. approval for its antifungal medicine Lamisil, which treats scalp ringworm in children aged four and older. To contact the reporter on this story: Sarah Jones in
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MRSA: More Common, Curable, And Easily Prevented Than You Think
Wayne Independent - There’s infectious diseases all over schools, said Montalbano. Ringworm, scabies, chicken pox. It’s all over the place with children. So I think number one is education. All four panelists stressed that many of the precautions taken by
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Kitten boom strains Lower Hudson Valley animal shelters
White Plains Journal News - Young ticked off a list of diseases that can quickly spread around a shelter: ringworm, feline leukemia and feline calicivirus, a flulike illness, to name a few. Even though most of the diseases are treatable, no one wants to adopt a sick cat, which
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