Archive for November, 2009

How Come?: Ladybug, ladybug, fly away from my home – Newsday (subscription)

Saturday, November 21st, 2009
How Come?: Ladybug, ladybug, fly away from my home
Newsday (subscription)
But most dine on sap-sucking insects like aphids and mealybugs. (You've heard of head lice? Well, aphids are known as plant lice.

The Magnificent Mrs Tennant by David Waller – guardian.co.uk

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

guardian.co.uk
The Magnificent Mrs Tennant by David Waller
guardian.co.uk
Their young daughter received her education less at school (from which she was hastily removed following an outbreak of headlice) than by lying under the

2010: ‘Year of the hospital’ – Iola Register

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Iola Register
2010: 'Year of the hospital'
Iola Register
The screenings also included checks for head lice and provided kits of school supplies, toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss as well as head lice removal kits

The head lice terminators – BBC News

Friday, November 20th, 2009

BBC News
The head lice terminators
BBC News
Since the 1980s, the number of children with head lice in London has risen by as much as 1000%. With many bugs becoming resilient to the chemicals

Parental Concerns Addressed At School Board Meeting – Garden City News

Friday, November 20th, 2009
Parental Concerns Addressed At School Board Meeting
Garden City News
She said she receives notices when children have head lice or strep throat. Dr. Feirsen said school districts have been told by the county's Dept. of Health

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Fixit: Some are more prone to head lice; removing scratches from glass … – SunHerald.com (registration)

Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Fixit: Some are more prone to head lice; removing scratches from glass
SunHerald.com (registration)
Q: Are some children more prone to get head lice than others? It seems to me that it's more of a problem with

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Pair charged with neglect; case was ‘lost,’ says official – Evansville Courier & Press

Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Pair charged with neglect; case was 'lost,' says official
Evansville Courier & Press
Davis reportedly told officials it was because they had contracted head lice. "… Over two months later, no one had treated the girls and gotten rid of the

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Editorial: Time to end the head lice stigma – Timaru Herald

Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Editorial: Time to end the head lice stigma
Timaru Herald
Head lice are not creatures people necessarily go out of their way to discuss. There's nothing cute or cuddly about them. In fact, they're considered

Some more prone to lice than others – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Some more prone to lice than others
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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,

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Head Lice: An Itchy Problem for Kids and Parents – News10.net

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Head Lice: An Itchy Problem for Kids and Parents
News10.net
SACRAMENTO, CA – Head lice is a year-round problem. That's why Sacramento City School District Nurse Dawn Fox is suggesting parents check their child for

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