QUESTION: I used Zovirax ointment for two decades while I had employer-funded insurance. Once I went on Medicare, I learned ...

A 5-gram tube of Zovirax cream runs more than $200. A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between ...

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader with a question about using ivermectin to treat scabies.

The first-line treatment in many countries is now 5% permethrin, with ivermectin, a promising oral therapy for ordinary scabies. Benzyl benzoate continues to be highly efficacious, although there ...

Sec. 46-8. - Trick or treat activities. (a) If any person over the age of 14 years shall engage in the activity commonly known as "trick or treat" or any other activity of similar character or ...

How old is too old to trick-or-treat? Kids aren’t asking — they’ll take the free candy — but some parents wonder at what point, it's developmentally appropriate for teens to hang up their ...

Grab your umbrellas and fleece jackets: rain and wind will likely haunt this year's Halloween trick-or-treating forecast. Wind gusts between 30 to 40 mph are possible during Halloween, per a ...

GPs in England are now warning the public not to ignore an itchy rash which could be a symptom and to seek out treatment immediately. According to NHS figures, there were also 3,689 scabies cases ...

Ivermectin, taken orally ... In September 2023, there were scabies outbreaks and treatment shortages in the UK. It is uncertain whether there are shortages in the October 2024 outbreak.