Posts Tagged ‘head lice’
Halloween Costumes Could Give You Head Lice
Healthcare professionals are warning that people could get an unexpected scare when shopping for their Halloween costumes this year. Doctors have reported an increase in head lice at this time of year and surprisingly, it’s not just because it’s back to school season. Instead, experts say that the biggest cause is in fact Halloween costume…
Read MoreHead Lice and Laundry: Post Treatment
When you’ve had head lice in your home, it is important to properly clean the clothing, bedding and other materials the person with lice has been in contact with. Here is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended laundry procedure: “Machine wash and dry clothing, bed linens, and other items that the infested…
Read MoreCan Mayonnaise Kill Lice?
As you have found out when searching online for remedies to eliminate head lice, you’ll find all sorts of products and recommendations—from traditional lice remedies available at drug stores, to online-only alternative products, to home remedies using common household products. One of the most commonly recommended household products is mayonnaise. That’s right. Some parents suggest spreading your favorite…
Read MoreIs it Head Lice or Dandruff?
Is it Head Lice or Dandruff? A 2000 study by researchers at the Laboratory of Public Health Entomology at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) found that healthcare workers, parents, and school officials often misdiagnose and inappropriately medicate head lice infestations. Parents are left scratching their heads, is it head lice or dandruff? The…
Read MoreUSA Today Story-The Truth about lice and how to protect your kids
The truth about lice and how to protect your kids USA Today Network Sean Rossman , USA TODAY 11:30 a.m. ET June 7, 2017 Lice resistant to treatment now in 25 states Head lice are a giant nuisance, and they’re now becoming a lot harder to get rid of. According to a new study, lice…
Read More6 Emotional Stages of Lice
1. SHATTERED INNOCENCE: You receive a lice notices by email from your school. Your daughters best friend’s mom calls to tell you that her daughter has lice. The head of the girl scout troop sends out an email letting you know 5 of the girls have lice. 2. DENIAL: “This doesn’t happen at our school.” “We wash our hair every day.”…
Read MoreUnderstanding Head Lice and How Lice Survive
Understanding Head Lice When a family has a head lice infestation, there is a tendency to panic. Dealing with head lice can be frightening and stressful, primarily because people don’t tend to talk about how to treat head lice until they are dealing with them, which is when they are frantic and frustrated. Understanding head…
Read MoreHead Lice Screening: Don’t blame the schools or the school nurses!
Many school districts will have 3-4 school nurses to oversee 10,000+ kids. The average school nurse is in charge of daily health management of children with chronic health issues such as diabetes, asthma, cerebral palsy, seizures, heart conditions, food allergies, and mental health conditions. Then throw in the feeding and toileting issues, giving medications, monitoring for disease outbreak, handing out…
Read MoreKids-What to tell your child when they are sent home from school
When your child is sent home from school because he or she has head lice, the first thing you should say is, “You didn’t do anything wrong.” (You should say this to yourself as well!) It’s true.If your child comes home from school and says that another kid in school has lice, you can say…
Read MoreSouth Bay Daily Breeze: Torrance Lice Removal Fights Increasingly Hard-To-Kill Lice
Torrance clinic fights increasingly hard-to-kill lice By Sandy Mazza, Daily Breeze Posted: 01/02/17, 5:08 PM PST | Scott Weiss had only recently opened the South Bay area’s first lice-treatment center, and already he had rid clients from 22 regional schools of the human-scalp parasites. Students from Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, Manhattan Beach, and Carson…
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