Archive for July, 2009

Deirdre has been added to your favorite examiners - Examiner.com

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Deirdre has been added to your favorite examiners
Examiner.com
Head lice is not just a childhood condition. Although it is a common problem among school age kids (ages 3 through 12) lice can affect teens who live,

Hatched lice are problem, not nits - Tampabay.com

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Hatched lice are problem, not nits
Tampabay.com
Perhaps most important is that the presence of nits do not necessarily signify current head lice infestation. The nits (egg casings) are initially deposited

Medics urged to watch out for at-risk children - Scotsman

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Medics urged to watch out for at-risk children
Scotsman
or ones that do not match the weather, being dirty or smelly over a period of time, or suffering persistent infestations such as scabies or head lice.

Gallery: a lousy problem - Health24.com

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Gallery: a lousy problem
Health24.com
Another note from the school, yet another lice-checking session, and more desperate attempts to get rid of the pests in your child's hair. Fed-up? Head lice

Taro Gets Patent for Ovide - Trading Markets (press release)

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Taro Gets Patent for Ovide
Trading Markets (press release)
pure pharmaceutical grade malathion, as well as for a formulation containing the pharmaceutical grade malathion and a method for treating head lice.

Innovative students are itching to help - Northern News

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Northern News
Innovative students are itching to help
Northern News
Custom jewellery, bespoke garden sculptures, a new treatment for head lice and detachable pockets for women's clothing are some of the enterprising new

Monday question: Peacemaking among neighbors? - Boston Globe

Monday, July 20th, 2009
Monday question: Peacemaking among neighbors?
Boston Globe
explanation - an outbreak of head lice, homicidal threats from one kid to another, just plain bullying, the adult neighbors having an illicit affair.

Swine flu a worry for summer camps - CNN

Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Swine flu a worry for summer camps
CNN
no part of the check-in procedure that included any kind of screenings for health purposes, whether they had a fever or even head lice," Kenzie said.

Bring back nitty Nora pleads mum - This Is Cheshire

Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Bring back nitty Nora pleads mum
This Is Cheshire
A NIT-picking mum-of-three is appealing to the authorities to improve their solutions to head lice. Michelle Brown, who has two

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Dana Ferlita tackles head lice infestations with a know-how that … - Tampabay.com

Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Dana Ferlita tackles head lice infestations with a know-how that
Tampabay.com
Head lice infestations are a national epidemic — second only to the common cold, says lice expert Katie Shepherd, founder and CEO of the Shepherd Institute.