Archive for January, 2010

In need of Nitty Nora – Times Educational Supplement

Friday, January 8th, 2010
In need of Nitty Nora
Times Educational Supplement
Headlice are rapidly climbing their way back into schools, prompting calls for the return of nit nurses, aka Nitty Noras. With a national campaign,

‘Major failures’ meant parents had child kept from them – Bradford Telegraph Argus

Thursday, January 7th, 2010
'Major failures' meant parents had child kept from them
Bradford Telegraph Argus
Social services acted after doctors at Bradford Royal Infirmary said the seven-year-old had the worst case of head lice they had seen.

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What Cute Little Germs – New York Times

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

New York Times
What Cute Little Germs
New York Times
You guessed it: head lice! I don't want to be infected, but I also don't want to alienate my colleague, who will probably be my supervisor someday.

Sciele Introduces Adrenaclick™ (epinephrine injection, USP) Auto-Injector for … – Earthtimes (press release)

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Earthtimes (press release)
Sciele Introduces Adrenaclick™ (epinephrine injection, USP) Auto-Injector for
Earthtimes (press release)
and mothers and their babies; and its Pediatrics products treat allergies, asthma, head lice, and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Head lice policy bugs Crestline school staff – Bucyrus Telegraph Forum

Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Head lice policy bugs Crestline school staff
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
By Terricha Bradley • Telegraph-Forum • January 7, 2010 CRESTLINE — When treating young students for head lice, nurse Brittany Hobson wants to contain

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Budget tight, so bed bugs continue to bite Kingstonians – EMC Frontenac

Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Budget tight, so bed bugs continue to bite Kingstonians
EMC Frontenac
"It's like head lice for children. Another icky problem but you have to deal with it." Extermination usually involves spraying chemicals and throwing out

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Why Getting Head Lice Is the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me – Huffington Post (blog)

Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Why Getting Head Lice Is the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me
Huffington Post (blog)
The most profound gift that's coming back with me from Guatemala (besides the head lice!) is the reminder that serving others creates an accelerated

Benitez Should Play Pro-Evo 09… – Football365.com

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Benitez Should Play Pro-Evo 09…
Football365.com
agency anywhere in the English speaking world EVER suggests any Redknapp as the perfect endorser for anything…not even head lice treatments.

Police say house of horror was “putrid” – WBBM780

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

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Police say house of horror was "putrid"
WBBM780
Rafferty says the boy had head lice and his diaper had not been changed in three or four days. Raffety says a 56-year-old woman and her 34-year-old son were

Parsley can brighten, flavor the table, even in winter – Chippewa Herald

Monday, January 4th, 2010
Parsley can brighten, flavor the table, even in winter
Chippewa Herald
Head lice are repelled and killed when the leaves are crushed, releasing their oil component, myristicin. Other volatile oil components include limonite,