TREATMENT OF HEAD LICE WITH DIMETICONE 4% LOTION: COMPARISON OF TWO FORMULATIONS IN A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL IN RURAL TURKEY

Treatment of head lice with dimeticone 4% lotion: comparison of two formulations in a randomised controlled trial in rural Turkey

Abstract Background Dimeticone 4% lotion was shown to be an effective treatment for head louse infestation in two randomised controlled trials in England.It is not affected by insecticide resistance but efficacy obtained (70-75%) was lower than expected.This study was designed to evaluate efficacy of dimeticone 4% lotion in a geographically, social

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Ian Donald-pioneer of obstetric ultrasound

The ultrasound has become quite commonplace in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.Its advent is however of fairly recent origin.It was pioneered in the late 1950s but has seen a meteoric HW Metal Sign rise to become the most important discovery of the twentieth century.It was the vision, eloquence and persistence of one man from Glasgow that saw its birth

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