ADVISORY/California Approves Alternative Head Lice Treatment.Business Editors/Medical Writers ADVISORY...for Wednesday NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Video and Logo --(BUSINESS WIRE) Medi-Cal (California's Medicaid program) has approved coverage of OVIDE(R) (malathion) Lotion lotion /lo·tion/ (lo´shun) a liquid suspension, solution, or emulsion for external application to the body. lo·tion n. 1. , 0.5 percent, as a substitute for treating resistant head lice head lice Pediculosis capitis Public health A louse transmitted in crowded conditions–eg, day care centers, homeless shelters Treatment Topical insecticides–permethrin, synergized pymethrin, malathion. See Crabs. . This is a response to legislation signed in September which prohibits the use or sale of lindane lindane: see insecticides. in California beginning in January 2002. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?1304 This multimedia news story is for free and unrestricted use on your news or information site (and for print or broadcast too). Visit http://www.newstream.com to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. video, audio, text, graphics, and photos. If you have any questions about the story, or about Newstream.com, please write to us at info@newstream.com. |
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