Drug used to treat lice and scabies drug could cut Covid deaths by up to 75%, research suggests 

Drug used to treat lice and scabies drug could cut Covid deaths by up to 75%, research suggests New study suggests ivermectin cuts Covid infections by around 75 per cent More than 30 trials globally found the drug caused improvements in treatment The study is set to be published in the US journal Frontiers of Pharmacology … Read more

Sydney hair therapist wows millions with viral video of herself popping HEAD LICE

Forget pimples! Therapist wows millions after sharing a video of her popping HEAD LICE – and many are saying the sound is ‘strangely satisfying’ A video of a therapist ‘popping’ head lice has gone viral on social media Rach, a South African living in Sydney, uploaded the clip to TikTok in November She works at … Read more

Cheap hair lice drug may cut the risk of hospitalised Covid patients dying by up to 80%, study finds

A drug used to treat head lice could cut the risk of death for hospitalised Covid patients by up to 80 per cent, a study suggests. Ivermectin, which can cost as little as £1.50, was also found to potentially halve the time critically-ill patients needed care for. Dr Andrew Hill, a virologist from Liverpool University … Read more

Last night’s TV: Lice one, doc! Proof that Ratty didn’t cause The Great Plague

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Lice one, doc! Proof that Ratty didn’t cause The Great Plague By Christopher Stevens for Daily Mail and Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 02:03 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 02:08 GMT, 18 November 2020 The Great Plague: Outbreak  Rating: How To Spend It Well At Christmas … Read more

Girl’s death is linked to ‘most severe lice infestation officials had ever seen’

Parents are charged with murder of daughter, 12, after her death was linked to ‘most severe lice infestation officials had ever seen’ Kaitlyn Yozviak died on August 26 from cardiac arrest and severe anemia Mary Katherine Horton and Joey Yozviak have been charged with her murder  Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Ryan Hilton testified that … Read more