A report making the rounds online claims that a larvicide called pyriproxyfen -- not the Zika virus-- is behind the recent surge in the cases of microcephaly in Brazil. The claim has fueled conspiracy ...

What Is K9 Advantix II (Imidacloprid/Permethrin/Pyriproxyfen Topical)? K9 Advantix II (other brand names: Activate II, Provecta Advanced) is a combination medicine ...

A report last week has raised questions about a pesticide used to kill mosquito larvae, linking its use to the increase in cases of microcephaly in Brazil. But researchers say that's an unlikely ...

Sometimes you really want something to be true, but that doesn’t mean that it is. That’s what happened to activist and former Star Trek star George Takei back in February. His Facebook page has nearly ...

Before COVID, there was Zika. In 2015, the number of babies born in Brazil with small heads and brains—a condition known as microcephaly—suddenly increased dramatically. The severe deformities left ...