Archive for February, 2009
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
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Thursday, February 26th, 2009
The truth about head lice infestations (WEB ONLY COMMENTARY)Asbury Park Press, NJI write in response to "Parents not convinced lice are gone," published in the Press on Feb. 24. As a school nurse with more than 12 years experience dealing with head lice — not "hair" lice — both in schools and at camps, this article disturbs me. ... |
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
From music to menagerie with Hawksley WorkmanVancouver Sun, Canada"We'd get off the bus and we weren't allowed inside the house until my mom had checked our heads for head lice thoroughly. Every day," he says, adding this went on right through to the end of high school. "For my mom, it was an obsession," he says. ... |
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Schools Taking Drastic Steps To Prevent Head LiceKTUL, OKMrs. Pinkerton hands out lice spray to parents to spray down upholstery and bedding at home. But, her supply of shampoo is gone. They've conducted whole-class head checks. "Another thing we've had to do is spray down headphones. ... |
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Lice get harder to pickTulsa World, OKMICHAEL WYKE/Tulsa World By SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer Things are getting hairy, and itchy, as parents, school nurses and doctors are finding head lice harder to kill. Head lice are becoming more resistant to over-the-counter treatments, ... |
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Lice Removal Salon Goes Mobile to Bring Nit-Picking Services to ...PR.com (press release), NYSan Francisco, CA, February 25, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Hair Fairies, the head lice helpers, announced today that it has hit the road to bring its nit-picking services to two local Oakland schools, proactively tackling head lice in a school district without ... |
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
What Would it Take to Make YOU Quit?MyNC.com, NCOur family had head lice for 4 months… now we have all girls so lot’s of long hair. Head lice never goes away. · Our 2 year old broke out in hives for no apparent reason. · My wife was diagnosed with a rare skin disease. · My wife had cancer removed ... |
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Parents not convinced lice are goneAsbury Park Press, NJAt the time, Blachford described the lice incident as minor with only four to six cases. On Feb. 4, the Board of Education adopted a revised lice regulation that allows children who are found with head lice to subsequently return to school. ... |
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Grandma's sure-fire treatment for head liceThe Kingston Whig-Standard, CanadaAs sure as spring follows winter, head lice will appear in the scalp of school children. Does your head itch at just the mention of head lice? Mine does, but then, I've been there and done that. Had lice, that is. It was a memory hidden in Grandma's ... |
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