Archive for April, 2012

Mom’s Life Hurt by Obsessive Fear of Sweaters, Germs, Hotels - ABC News

Monday, April 30th, 2012

ABC News

Mom's Life Hurt by Obsessive Fear of Sweaters, Germs, Hotels
ABC News
Horton is a teacher but said she could barely face working because of her fear of contracting head lice from her students. "The whole thing is driving me nuts," she said. "It's tough on my profession. The universe is always giving me things to ...

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Road Warrior: Unlikely headache shuts rail station: lice - NorthJersey.com

Sunday, April 29th, 2012

Road Warrior: Unlikely headache shuts rail station: lice
NorthJersey.com
No, it meant only that a man — identified only as a transient in his 50s — had been removed from his bench the night before with a severe case of head lice. "We had to safeguard the health and safety of our customers," NJ Transit spokesman John Durso ...

More nuisance than health hazard - Regina Leader-Post

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

More nuisance than health hazard
Regina Leader-Post
By Irene Seiberling, Leader-Post April 28, 2012 The mere mention of head lice tends to give people the hebbie jebbies, admits the manager of public health nursing for the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region. But while they're a nuisance, they don't pose a ...

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More nuisance than health hazard - Regina Leader-Post

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

More nuisance than health hazard
Regina Leader-Post
By Irene Seiberling, Leader-Post April 27, 2012 11:00 PM The mere mention of head lice tends to give people the hebbie jebbies, admits the manager of public health nursing for the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region. But while they're a nuisance, ...

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Keeping it Real: Nitpicking proves traumatic - Wisconsin Dells Events

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Keeping it Real: Nitpicking proves traumatic
Wisconsin Dells Events
No time frame provides distance enough after surviving the malady carried by school-aged children called head lice. For those who haven't experienced that joy or whose children of that age are a distant memory, a refresher. Head lice is a social ...

A real head-scratcher; Mother wants change to the way schools deal with lice - Western Star

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Western Star

A real head-scratcher; Mother wants change to the way schools deal with lice
Western Star
CORNER BROOK — Kristie Hurley went through the normal feelings of being ashamed, mortified even, when she discovered her oldest daughter had head lice. But after two weeks of hair combing, nit clicking and popping and laundry washing, the Hughes Brook ...

Lice to Kill Features eBook That Teaches Parents a Toxic-Free and Effective … - SBWire (press release)

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Lice to Kill Features eBook That Teaches Parents a Toxic-Free and Effective ...
SBWire (press release)
Tempe, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/24/2012 -- For parents, there is nothing quite like that stomach-churning feeling of realizing that their child has head lice. From the constant scratching of the scalp and red patches of irritated skin to actually seeing ...

Lice ladies combat pests in kids - Illawarra Mercury

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Lice ladies combat pests in kids
Illawarra Mercury
But, for parents of almost one in four NSW schoolchildren, this laborious activity is necessary to keep regular breakouts of head lice - or nits - at bay. For Figtree parents Jenny and Steve Longden, their tolerance for nit control reached breaking ...

Fleas, Lice and Ticks…Oh My - Patch.com

Saturday, April 21st, 2012

Fleas, Lice and Ticks...Oh My
Patch.com
Her daughter, Cami, has had run-ins with both head lice and ticks. “She always says she'd rather have twenty ticks in her armpit than head lice.” If you prefer a lower chemical dose for fleas, Sherri Losby at the Pet Outpost recommends the Pet Naturals ...

On Earth Day Consider a Chemical-Free Head Lice Treatment - GlobeNewsWire (press release)

Friday, April 20th, 2012

On Earth Day Consider a Chemical-Free Head Lice Treatment
GlobeNewsWire (press release)
SALT LAKE CITY, April 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When Alana Engleman learned about the non-chemical, FDA-Cleared LouseBuster device that kills head lice and nits in a 30-minute treatment, she knew she needed to bring it to her home in Portland, ...

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