Fixit: Some are more prone to head lice; removing scratches from glass; placing CO alarms Nov 20, 2009
Q: Are some children more prone to get head lice than others. It seems to me that it's more of a problem with girls, but maybe it just seems that way because it's so much trouble dealing with long hair. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
How to Combat Pediculosis or Lice Nov 12, 2009
To read more about the facts on head lice please visit. The copyright of the article How to Combat Pediculosis or Lice in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
Bed bugs bite shelters Oct 29, 2009
Katheryn Preston, executive director of the Georgia Coalition to End Homelessness, compared the efforts to stopping occasional elementary-school outbreaks of head lice before they become a wider problem. "It is something you want to get right on top of. And it is not real easy to eradicate them," Preston said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Health Tip: Detecting Head Lice Oct 22, 2009
(HealthDay News) -- Head lice are a pesky, often itchy problem that should be remedied to prevent a secondary infection caused by scratching. Having head lice, which live in the hair on a person's head, and perhaps the eyebrows, is not a reflection of a person's social status or personal hygiene, the U.S. National Library of Medicine says ... The agency offers these suggestions for how to detect head lice. (MEDLINEplus)
Letters to the editor (10/16/09) Oct 16, 2009
The basis of the new policy is to "protect" the privacy of the student who is infected with head lice. How about protecting the remaining students from the infected one. (Anchorage Daily News)
Head Lice Treatment Comes with Burn... Oct 8, 2009
Head Lice Treatment Comes with Burn Warning. Head Lice Treatment Comes with Burn Warning ... Kids in school mean outbreaks of head lice. (Suite101.com)
DOE Web site has parent tips, links to learning resources Oct 3, 2009
KAPAHIRESIDENT wrote on Oct 2, 2009 6:40 AM:" Parent Tips and Learning Resources: Parents wanting to learn how to easily and safely cure head lice can visit www.ukuBusters.com ". You must register with a valid email to post comments. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Schools memo: Seclusion room used 45 times Oct 2, 2009
oleyeller wrote on Oct 1, 2009 10:59 PM:" Not So Sunnyside... yes I am sure that the person that designed that room HATES children. Did you not know that ALL teachers and principals HATE children??? That is why they pay thousands of dollars to get at least one degree, and most of them have more than one. They HATE children so much that they spend their own money for treats or to pay for a kid to go on a field trip if they do not have the money to go. I have known someone who HATED kids so much... (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
PEOPLES PHARMACY: Natural remedies for head lice Oct 1, 2009
PEOPLES PHARMACY: Natural remedies for head lice ... When my own daughter got head lice at age 6, I was appalled at how her tender scalp turned red and irritated at the commercial treatments ... I suggest them to anyone I know who has to deal with head lice. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Please keep sick children home; dont spread germs Sep 30, 2009
If your son or daughter wakes up not feeling well due to the flu, cold or even head lice, confirm it with the usual thermometer reading, head examination under a bright light, then call your local school s administrative office and let them know your Johnny or Susan will be absent. To those of you willing to send your ill children to school: You are the main reason that others come home with the sniffles and flu bugs to spread among their families. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
School nurses overburdened - RCN Sep 12, 2009
School nurses help with infectious conditions like head lice. "Overburdened" school nurses provide care for an average of 2,590 pupils, the Royal College of Nursing says. (BBC News -- UK)
Boy-kissing suspect appears in court Sep 10, 2009
After all, she probably had head lice. Having to shave the head due to that medical condition is nothing to sneer at. (Fresno Bee)
Head start: Lice cases pick up with school back in session Aug 29, 2009
The Iowa Department of Public Health recommends a 14-day head lice treatment process ... "When school starts back up we absolutely do see an increase in head lice cases," said Lanette Kane, director of medical services for Peoples Community Health Clinic ... Head lice, formally known as pediculosis, is a common childhood annoyance. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
New Lice Treatment More Effective, Study Shows Aug 25, 2009
-- Each year as many as 12 million children nationwide become infested with head lice. Currently, parents are advised to wash their child's hair with Permethrin shampoo, more commonly known as "Nix," to kill the lice. (KERO 23, CA)
Swampscott school nurses offer opening-day reminders Aug 22, 2009
Head Lice: Parents should check for pediculosis (head lice) BEFORE their children return to school. Parents should be checking for head lice throughout the year on a weekly basis. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Three tales of love gone very wrong Aug 20, 2009
Head Lice and My Worst Boyfriend' by , cartoonist, creator of the syndicated strip Ernie Pook's Comeek. "Lynda, my idol, is able to make life seem simultaneously poetic and comic here she takes the humiliation of getting head lice and giving it to her boyfriend and realizes 'head lice are much easier to get rid of than bad love.' ". (USA Today -- Life)
South Africa: Cockroach Hospital Exposed Aug 12, 2009
A Health-e News Service expose aired on Carte Blanche last night shows crawling cockroaches in the paediatric ward at the public hospital with one mother claiming her child had returned home with head lice ... Slabber concurs: "It's a bloody dirty place sorry to say, but it's dirty. When my child came home one week she came back home with head lice, I mean for God's sake, head lice. And bitten by cockroaches did you know cockroaches can bite?". (allAfrica.com)
Recession boosts numbers at EMAA Back To School Fair Aug 9, 2009
One station was a head lice check, another was a hearing check, there was one for an oral examination, Baker said. We had someone checking vision. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Medicine for Melancholy Aug 4, 2009
Kimmie: You should have just as soon as you can get rid of the head lice in the house you are moving in. Nosey heffer. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Swine flu a worry for summer camps Jul 23, 2009
"We went to a camp last summer and there was 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. But this year was different. (CNN -- International)
Guidance aims to spot child abuse Jul 22, 2009
Some signs, such as bruising in the shape of a hand or a child who is persistently smelly and dirty or suffering persistent infestations such as scabies or head lice, are more suspect and should prompt referral to social care, says the guidance. SUSPECT ABUSE IF: There are unexplained bruises on non-bony parts of the face or body, including buttocks One or more unexplained fractures with no medical cause for fragile bones Unusual sexualised behaviours in a child before puberty A child is... (BBC News -- UK)
Elementary handbook changes raise clarification about cell phones Jul 21, 2009
Control of head lice will continue a parent notification procedure with expected prompt treatment and minimal absence from school. If nits or bugs are present, the parent will be notified as soon as possible to discuss treatment and continued follow-up care. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Pre-Camp Nit-Picking: Lice Don't Take Summer Off Jun 17, 2009
Head lice have nothing to do with cleanliness or housekeeping, says Barbara Frankowski, a pediatrician at the Vermont Children's Hospital in Burlington ... Head lice carry no diseases and are really only a nuisance, not a health risk. (W-USA News, DC)
Sacha Horler puts brains before beauty May 24, 2009
Natalie and her husband, Ross (Matt Day), spend a year grappling with job insecurity and medical appointments, as well as the mundanities of everyday life (children's homework, storage solutions, head lice, footy practice, Easter eggs, bills). Along the way, they wonder if they'll ever find the time (or privacy) to have sex again. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Local Salon Offers Head Lice Removal For Kids May 13, 2009
SAN DIEGo -- A chain that opened a hair salon in La Jolla Tuesday will offer head lice removal for children, using a kid-friendly, three-step process known as "nit-zapping." ... "After being sent home from school or camp due to head lice, families can go into crisis mode," said Maria Botham, the president of Hair Fairies, who founded the company in 1999. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Cancer bungle recall May 12, 2009
HIGHLY toxic chemicals about to be deregistered or already banned in the European Union remain widely available in Australia and can be found in everything from pet flea collars to head lice treatments for children. More video. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Chemicals banned in EU found in shampoo, pet products May 12, 2009
HIGHLY toxic chemicals about to be deregistered or already banned in the European Union remain widely available in Australia and can be found in everything from pet flea collars to head lice treatments for children ... Another pesticide, permethrin, is still commonly found in head lice shampoos, lotions and sprays ... Permethrin joins chlorpyrifos and another head lice chemical, malathion (also known as maldison), although these organophosphates have sat on the chemical review's waiting list for... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
UN adds chemicals to list in treaty May 10, 2009
Another is lindane, a pesticide widely used in combating head lice. The chemicals accumulate in the environment up through the food chain and stay in people's bodies, said Donald Cooper, executive secretary to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. (Boston Globe)
UN: Treaty expanded by 9 more dangerous chemicals May 10, 2009
Another is lindane, a pesticide widely used in combatting head lice ... lindane, used in creams for treatment head lice; also has been used in insecticides. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
AP IMPACT: Tons of released drugs taint US water Apr 28, 2009
Others include treatments for head lice and worms. Residues are often released into the environment when manufacturing equipment is cleaned. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Lice Can Be Nice To Us: Louse Infestation Calibrates Immune System Regulation Apr 28, 2009
27, 2009) Parasite infestations might have a good side. Wild mice from a Nottinghamshire forest have given experts at The University of Nottingham clues as to the importance of some parasites, such as lice, for the conditioning of a natural immune system. (Science Daily)
Case keeps it short and special Apr 13, 2009
The duo bantered back and forth between songs about everything from head lice to Tampax. Case herself was quite a cut-up. (Boston Globe)
Parent: School didn't follow lice policy Apr 10, 2009
Published: Thursday, April 9, 2009 10:12 PM MDT ASHTON -- An Ashton parent claims the school his child attends didn't follow policy related to head lice ... The Fremont School District has a policy on handling head lice or pediculosis, which the policy describes as "a common condition in the school-age child.". (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Lice Genomes Uniquely Fragmented: How Did It Evolve? Apr 8, 2009
The lice that plague humans (head lice, body lice, and pubic lice) fall into the category of "sucking lice," feeding on the blood of the host ... 13, 2002) Head lice, which crop up on the heads of six-to-12 million people in the U.S. every year, are becoming increasingly resistant to the special shampoos used to treat them, says University of. (Science Daily)
Wet Combing More Accurate Than Visual Inspection For Identifying Active Head Lice Infestation Mar 24, 2009
23, 2009) Combing through a child's wet hair may lead to more accurate identification of active head lice infestation than visual inspection, according to a new report ... Head lice infestation (pediculosis capitis) is one of the most common childhood infections, affecting between 1 percent and 3 percent of 6- to 12-year-olds in industrialized nations, according to background information in the article ... Health care professionals and lay personnel frequently overdiagnose head lice infestation... (Science Daily)
To Rid Heads of Lice, Wet-Combing May Work Best Mar 18, 2009
MONDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Wet-combing a child's hair is better than a visual inspection for detecting active head lice infestation, according to German researchers. They compared the two methods in 304 students, ages 6 to 12. (MEDLINEplus)
Wet comb beats visual check for spotting lice Mar 17, 2009
NEW YORK - Wet-combing a child's hair may be the best way to determine if he or she has an active case of head lice, German researchers report ... To date, Jahnke and her team note in the Archives of Dermatology, the accuracy of wet combing and visual inspection, the two standard methods for identifying head lice, has not been evaluated "appropriately." To investigate, the researchers studied 304 children 6 to 12 years old from five different schools where head lice infestation was an ongoing... (MSNBC -- Health)
Beer consumption may peak as 'control' underwear hits the market Mar 11, 2009
How they do that act of hair levitation is a mystery to me, but I think it looks a lot better than the tousled, wild, uncombed look that would invite searches for head lice. With stand-up hair, pests must have a harder time finding rest stops. (Sioux City Journal)
Hepatitis cases increase in western Racine County Mar 9, 2009
Some people didn't know that they had it," Mazmanian said.She said chicken pox cases were also up in 1998. Mazmanian attributed the higher number of reported cases to more awareness in schools and day care centers. There was also an increase in head lice cases.Given recent attention to the city of Burlington's water supply, Mazmanian said there were two confirmed cases of giardiain the city. She said there was also one confirmed case of giardia in the town of Burlington, which is not serviced by... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
• Kids can help Arthur the aardvark find new friend Mar 1, 2009
Arthur, of book and PBS fame, and creator Marc Brown have tackled blindness and dyslexia, head lice and peanut allergies among the gang in Elwood City, the small town where the man and the aardvark first settled together in 1976. Now they're teaming up to invite children to create a new Arthur character, but not just any friend. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Teen's Head Catches Fire After Using Gas to Kill Lice Feb 27, 2009
com - Teen Critically Injured After Using Gasoline to Kill Head Lice - Children's Health ... Teen Critically Injured After Using Gasoline to Kill Head Lice ... police say a teenager who soaked her hair in gasoline to try to kill head lice was critically burned when the gas fumes ignited and set her head ablaze. (Fox News)
Indiana Teen Critically Burned Trying to Kill Head Lice Feb 27, 2009
Indiana Teenager Critically Burned Trying to Kill Head Lice ... An Indiana teenager who soaked her hair in gasoline to try to kill head lice was critically burned when the gas fumes ignited and set her head ablaze, Evansville, Ind. (Fox News)
What Not To Do With Head Lice Feb 27, 2009
Teenager burned trying to kill head lice with gas. Article:Teenager burned trying to kill head lice with gas:/n/a/2009/02/26/national/a085221S47 ... DTL Article:Teenager burned trying to kill head lice with gas:/n/a/2009/02/26/national/a085221S47. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Trends & Innovations - Monday Feb 25, 2009
School districts across the country have become less nit-picky about signs of head lice in recent years. The shift is driven by research that says nits, also known as lice eggs, don't spread from child to child. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Schools less severe about lice eggs Feb 20, 2009
For generations, children with signs of head lice were summarily sent home by the school nurse to their everlasting shame ... Students with head lice cannot ride the school bus until cleared by the school nurse ... Ferguson said Volusia officials will review their head lice guidelines in light of those recommendations. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Got Lice? No Problem. Schools Ease Lice Restrictions Feb 19, 2009
For generations, children with signs of head lice were summarily sent home by the school nurse to their everlasting shame ... Other parents, like Debbie Cornell, want to see schools go back to taking a hard line against head lice ... Cornell grew frustrated when her daughters each got head lice twice last school year. (Fox News)
Schools stop being sonitpicky aboutlice Feb 19, 2009
Schools stop being so nitpicky about head lice - Kids and parenting- msnbc ... Schools stop being so nitpicky about head lice ... Any signs of head lice, pictured, anda child showing symptoms would once have been sent home by the school nurse. (MSNBC -- Health)
Health Benefits of Virgin Coconut O... Feb 17, 2009
Control for head lice and nit. Health food for pets. (Suite101.com)
Community newsletter: Emergency pharmacy help program will move Feb 13, 2009
Children sent home from school with head lice, no help from school or health department. n Several women, victims of domestic violence, needed pain medication for injuries received. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Pubic Hair Provides Evolutionary Home For Gorilla Lice Feb 13, 2009
So, while head lice may be viewed as a 'family heirloom', inherited down the generations as humans have evolved, pubic lice may well be a recent and slightly unwelcome gift from the more hirsute branch of our evolutionary family ... September is national Head Lice Awareness Month, and doctors from the Johns Hopkins Children's. (Science Daily)
School nurses enhance learning Feb 8, 2009
And of course there are your every day head lice, hygiene, broken bones, random vomiting and fevers. I m pretty sure most of our state legislators would have no idea how cool down a child who couldn t perspire or help a hemophiliac child who has cut himself on the playground. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
