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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...
C Going back to school means more possibilities for your child to bring home colds and other germs. When lice strike your household, it can be a battle to rid your family’s hair of them. Although there are products designed to...
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...
children who tend to play together and have close head-to-head contact. They can be caught by direct contact or by sharing combs, brushes and hats. Research suggests that the number of people with head-lice has risen over the...
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...
Thursday, October 22, 2009 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...
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...
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.
This week's Health Focus looks at the age old problem of head lice. Years ago the "nit nurse" would have identified the problem, but now that role is diminished and parents must be more attentive. Head lice are insects that...
