Posts Tagged ‘louse’

Reader’s view: Simple home treatments can keep head lice at bay - Duluth News Tribune

Sunday, February 17th, 2013

Reader's view: Simple home treatments can keep head lice at bay
Duluth News Tribune
Reader's view: Simple home treatments can keep head lice at bay. This is for all moms dealing with the louse and school issue, including the mother featured in the Feb. 9 story, “Parent says new lice policy is lousy.” This is for all moms dealing with ...

Head Lice, how to prevent and treat - Grand Forks Herald

Saturday, February 9th, 2013

Head Lice, how to prevent and treat
Grand Forks Herald
Head lice, aka Pediculosis capitis, are tiny insects that cannot live without a human host. They are spread from head to head. said Lori Saari, a public health nurse with the Duluth schools. No one knows where the first louse came from. “Lice have been ...

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about head lice - Duluth News Tribune

Saturday, February 9th, 2013

about head lice
Duluth News Tribune
Head lice, aka Pediculosis capitis, are tiny insects that cannot live without a human host. They are spread from head to head, said Lori Saari, a public health nurse with the Duluth schools. No one knows where the first louse came from. “Lice have been ...

Scabies treatment ‘works for head lice’ - Pulse

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

Scabies treatment 'works for head lice'
Pulse
Topical ivermectin can eliminate head louse infestations in patients just 24 hours after application, concludes a new study. US researchers found that significantly more patients were free of live lice one day after the use of ivermectin compared with ...

Week in Words - Wall Street Journal

Saturday, September 29th, 2012

Week in Words
Wall Street Journal
Head lice, also called pediculosis, has been around since the dawn of man. The old joke goes that "Adam had 'em." — "Quick Cures / Quack Cures: Head Lice," Personal Journal, Sept. 25. Pediculosis is related to the old word "pedicle" (a louse) which ...