Body Lice

Real Life: Answers to questions you are too embarrased to ask

If you've been suffering in silence from a strange body problem, these answers might helppredictably, it's a situation that is socially awkward When given the choice between going to a doctor with a not-so-common bodily...

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Woman's nit-picking keeps kids' heads clear of lice

Denise-Marie Balona Sentinel Staff Writer Amy Graff has a louse-y job, but somebody's got to do it. For four years now, she has hurried to homes at a moment's notice to stand over the bent heads of kids and their parents. It...

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7 more reasons to fear Jedward

Scary ... John and Edward Grimes QUIFFED X Factor twins John and Edward, 18, are suspected of having head lice. But what can we conclude from this? First, lice have poor musical taste. Second, there's a lot of it about - as any...

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DOCTOR'S ADVICE: Dad still doing it at age 75!

Q Hello, Doctor: Very unwisely, a few weeks ago I spent the night with an American man who seemed real charming and who has now gone home.A few days ago I noticed terrible itching in my 'pubic triangle'.

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Treating head lice

Pediculus humanus capitus, or head lice, often becomes a parenting nightmare when they are discovered on a school-aged child. Children of preschool- and elementary-school age tend to be affected more because of their close...

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Don't Squirm at Nits and Nasty Kids' Ailments

Learn to Treat Lice, Threadworms, Toilet Trouble, Scabies and Warts Kids are prone to picking up lots of nasties like head lice, threadworms, skin parasites, tummy bugs and warts. Head Lice Lice crawl from head to head, so are...

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Home Remedy For Head Lice

Here are a few home remedies to try out that are cheap, in some cases free, and work just as well if not better than the stuff you buy at your pharmacy. These are traditional home remedies that have been used for years, even...

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Pupils with lice won't go home early

Anchorage public schools no longer are sending children home early because of head lice, though they won't be able to return to class the next day if it's not cleared up, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

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School nurses are overstretched

Finger on the Pulse: school nurses are overstretched — and isn't just head-lice detection that suffers as a consequence. I assumed she must have caught head lice from a client, but the little critters had been an unwitting...

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