Archive for March 2nd, 2009

Schools becoming less nit-picky about lice - StarNewsOnline.com

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Schools becoming less nit-picky about lice
StarNewsOnline.com, NC
For generations, children with signs of head lice were summarily sent home by the school nurse to their everlasting shame. Now schools have become less nitpicky. With the backing of some major health organizations, a majority of schools across the ...

Local schools relax lice policy - Dayton Daily News

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Local schools relax lice policy
Dayton Daily News, OH
Kettering students with head lice are sent home for the problem to be treated. They can return to school if they still have nits but no live bugs, Basson said, noting a nurse checks the students when they return and again in seven days. ...

Dutch woman survived World War II on little more than water - Glenwood Springs Post Independent

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Dutch woman survived World War II on little more than water
Glenwood Springs Post Independent, CO
One of the children was sick and had head lice and all I could do to kill the lice was put cloths soaked in kerosene on her head. We didn’t even have soap to clean the kerosene off with. Boomhower: Very miserable. Meanwhile, the Germans were all over ...