Fortunately for humans, however, a team of researchers has recently identified a medication that could curb mosquito populations, controlling their spread of malaria. Revealing their results in a ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Scabies is caused by tiny mites called Sarcoptes scabiei. They spread through skin ...

The mites burrow into your skin and cause ... compared to 5 weeks with a conventional treatment. Further studies are needed on humans and using larger sample sizes. Aloe vera gel has a soothing ...

In the fight against malaria, controlling the mosquito population is crucial. Several methods are currently used to reduce ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded its indication of ALK's Odactra, a house dust mite allergen tablet, for the treatment of house dust mite-induced allergic rhinitis, with or ...

This story appears in the February 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. Currently two species of face mites are known; at least one of them appear to be present on all adult humans.

Eyelash extensions have become a popular beauty treatment ... post Eyelash extensions can bring mites, health officials warn ...

And by comparing their DNA, scientists can trace how different groups of humans migrated across the world. For example, a study found that European mites genetically diverged from East Asian mites ...

They also will conduct a cost-benefit analysis for each treatment. “The greatest risk of mites is the producer’s bottom line because every mite-affected ham is a profit loss,” said Schilling, who also ...

Mammalian skin, especially the face of many humans, is infested with mites called ' Demex mites.' Dr. Alejandra Perotti, who studies Demodex mites at the University of Reading in the UK ...