Drugs that have been on the market for decades are being investigated for new uses. One is a medication used around the world to treat pinworm... A Pinworm Medication Is Being Tested As A Potential ...

When Cheryl Kennedy of Chicago went to fill a pinworm prescription for her 4-year-old daughter, she was astounded to learn that four tablets of the drug Albenza cost almost $700—even with insurance.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pyrvinium pamoate showed promise in reducing the size of Merkel cell carcinoma tumors. Researchers “excited” ...

When parents first notice their kids have a pinworm infection, they usually flip. "It freaks parents out," says Dr. Kristin Bencik-Boudreau, a pediatrician at Bayshore Pediatrics, a primary care ...

Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Hilo are getting closer to finding treatment options for rat lungworm disease. “The treatment aspects for rat lungworm, especially using anti-parasitic ...

Cancer researchers are testing whether a generic drug that has been used for more than 40 years to treat parasitic infections may also help fight cancer. The tests of mebendazole are part of a growing ...

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