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    Community Meets To Fight Recent Spike In Crime  Sep 24, 2008
    E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. Meeting Focused On Neighborhood Watch Groups. (KSBW 8, CA)

    El Paso Salvation Army Provides Aid In Presidio  Sep 23, 2008
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    Official Canned For Pam Anderson Habit  Sep 18, 2008
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    Brangelina, Ping Ping Come Together In Guinness World Records  Sep 18, 2008
    Thursday, September 18, 2008, 6:58 am. Bay Area Traffic and Real-Time Fun. (NBC 11, CA)

    Presidio To Get Help From El Paso  Sep 18, 2008
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    765,000 Americans Wait For Social Security Benefits  Sep 16, 2008
    E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. Omaha Attorney Says People Die Waiting. (7 KETV Omaha)

    Top-Ranked USC Routs No. 5 Ohio State  Sep 14, 2008
    Head lice do not always cause immediate symptoms. Learn how to find and treat head lice. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)

    'Super Lice' Invading a School Near You  Sep 13, 2008
    This time of year not only marks the start of school, it also marks a time when those creepy, crawly critters known as head lice like to pop up in classrooms across the country ... We do see a fair amount of head lice, Dr. Jessica Sessions, director of pediatrics at William F. Ryan Community Health Center in Manhattan, told FOXNews ... Head lice and nits are found almost exclusively on the scalp, particularly around the nape of the neck. (Fox News)

    Alaska Lawmakers Vote To Subpoena Todd Palin  Sep 13, 2008
    "Let's just get the facts on the table. The Legislature hired Branchflower to examine whether Palin ousted her public safety commissioner in July because he had refused to fire state trooper Mike Wooten. Wooten went through a messy divorce from Palin's sister, and the investigation essentially is looking at whether Palin used her power to try to settle a personal score. One member of Palin's administration was caught on tape discussing personal information about Wooten, raising questions of how... (KCRA 3, CA)

    Health officials warn against drug-resistant strain Of 'Super Lice'...  Sep 12, 2008
    Reporting NEW YORK (CBS) If there is one childhood rite of passage that withstands the test of time, it's head lice ... About the size of a sesame seed, head lice are six-legged parasites that live on the human head ... About the size of a sesame seed, head lice are six-legged parasites that live on the human head. (The Drudge Report)

    Bacteria Stop Sheep Dip From Poisoning Fish And Bees  Sep 12, 2008
    These pyrethroids are commonly used in household products like head lice shampoo, ant powders and fly sprays as well as agricultural products designed to control insects. "Synthetic pyrethroid compounds are far less toxic to humans than other insecticides, such as the organophosphates formerly used for removing disease-causing insects from sheep but they are actually a thousand times more toxic to fish," said Dr Mairin Cannon from University College Dublin, Ireland. (Science Daily)

    Raiders' Ryan Takes Blame For 41 Points Allowed To Broncos  Sep 12, 2008
    Friday, September 12, 2008, 6:13 am. Bay Area Traffic and Real-Time Fun. (NBC 11, CA)

    USC, Ohio St. Game First At Coliseum Since Renovation  Sep 12, 2008
    Friday, September 12, 2008, 6:21 am. Wake Up With The Latest News, Weather and Traffic. (NBC4.tv, CA)

    Grief And Remembrance On 9/11  Sep 12, 2008
    Get breaking news, daily headlines and more. Gabe Pressman, Senior Correspondent. (WNBC.com, NY)

    'Super lice' leave parents scratching their heads  Sep 11, 2008
    Sean Gallup / Getty Images fileHead lice, also known as pediculosis capitis, cause itching and outrage when they're detected, most often on the heads of schoolchildren ... Three weeks into Maddie Ratcliffs first year of school, the South Carolina kindergartner is already the subject of an unwelcome science experiment: Whats the best way to get rid of head lice ... Researchers have been warning for years that head lice in the U.S. and around the world are developing immunity to the strong... (MSNBC -- Health)

    Kill Lice Using Essential Oils  Sep 11, 2008
    Non Toxic Head Lice Treatments ... Instructions on head lice treatment shampoos suggest a second treatment seven days later ... Head lice eggs take a week to hatch so the treatment is a precautionary measure if any eggs are remaining. (Suite101.com)

    Howe: ISU Wanting It More Theory Tired  Sep 11, 2008
    It didnt take long before someone asked the question that likely eats at him like head lice every year at this time. The inquirer generally asks why cares more about its rivalry with. (HawkeyeNation.com)

    State Urges Parents To Check Kids For Lice  Sep 7, 2008
    Start Of School Means Higher Head Lice Risk ... -- State authorities suggested that parents check their children for head lice weekly, now that school's begun for the year ... Dr. Annette Bredthauer, of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, said head lice are common among elementary students because they have a lot of physical contact with their classmates. (7 KETV Omaha)

    Lice are less likely to  Sep 3, 2008
    Head lice have been our close companions for at least 5 ... Head lice can survive for several days away from the head ... Head lice can live in hats or on carpet. (OregonLive, OR -- News)

    When students have their share of bumps, bruises, temperatures and tummy aches, they ...Take a turn for the nurse  Sep 1, 2008
    It used to be that students in the Muscatine Community School District would be sent home if they had head lice in order to stop the spread of the parasites to others. Why has the rule changed allowing students with head lice to stay in school ... Every student has the right to an equal education, whether they have head lice or not. (Muscatine Journal, IO)

    Emergency dial-a-diagnosis  Aug 24, 2008
    As part of the plan, people will be given health advice on everything from treating head lice in children to broken bones and suspected cancer. It does not replace the existing triple-0 number for medical emergencies, but the call centre nurses can alert ambulances if necessary. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    The Lavender Essential Oils  Aug 22, 2008
    The ancient Greeks used Lavender to treat throat infections and to ease constipation; European herbalists used Lavender water in the treatment of head lice. A consistent member of herb gardens since the middle ages, Lavender was known to be an ancient folk remedy, said to 'comfort the stomach and the soul. (Suite101.com)

    Protecting Kids from Head Lice  Aug 20, 2008
    Last Update: 8/19 11:56 am. Dr. a best-selling author and a pediatrician in private practice, talked. (WOKR13 Rochester)

    Your Health: Too much calcium, vitamin D can cause calcification (25)  Aug 19, 2008
    Q:Here in Hawaii, we call head lice ukus. We've had quite a problem with them this year, and I have found the medication costly and ineffective. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)

    Whats Going Around, Fourth Week in July  Jul 31, 2008
    In Brighton, Dr. Correne Wirt is treating ear infections, Coxsackie virus, diarrhea, and head lice. In Greece, Dr. Laurie Shin is treating kids with fevers, a stomach bug, and ear infections. (WOKR13 Rochester)

    Local Legacy: "Godfather" of county public health department recalls its formation  Jul 23, 2008
    Among other duties, the nurses also had to conduct checks for head lice on students and began health inspections for migrant workers' children in the county, according to Anderson. Another early hire in DeKalb County was 23-year-old Bob Drake, who had just finished his military service with the Air Force and became the county's first sanitarian. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)

    COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment(R) Releases 'South Park: The Complete Eleventh Season-Uncensored' DVD To Hit Stores on Tuesday, August 12  Jul 22, 2008
    Memorable Eleventh Season Includes The Emmy-Nominated "The Imaginationland Trilogy,' 'Guitar Queer-O' And 'Le Petit Tourette' NEW YORK, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In the 11th season of "South Park," Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny attempt to rescue Imaginationland from nuclear annihilation, discover the secret behind the Easter Bunny and get head lice. Released via COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment, "South Park: The Complete Eleventh Season-Uncensored" DVD arrives in... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    More of this story  Jul 1, 2008
    Trustees agreed to delay a decision regarding a district health contract which will focus upon head lice and puberty classes for another month. The board also retained the legal services of Hawley, Troxell, Ennis, and Hawley a Boise law firm, which, according to its Web site, is the largest in Idaho to represent Cassia County in the proposed bond measure for school renovations scheduled for an Aug. 28 vote. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    Summer Safety Fair Teaches Children Valuable Safety Lessons  Jun 28, 2008
    The children had an opportunity to meet Smokey The Bear and receive safety tips on: bicycle safety, personal safety, preventing lead poisoning, sun safety, food safety, head lice prevention, fire cracker safety, skateboard/rollerblade safety, ticks and snakes, water safety, poisonous plants, 10,000 steps for health, dental health ATV and Farm safety, Emergency prepardness and Internet safety. The programs were presented through local organizations like the Madison County Health Department,... (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)

    Atop California cliffs, a supreme challenge awaits  Jun 11, 2008
    He has gone over every aspect of the course, looking for any flaw the way a parent combs through a child's hair for head lice. On Friday, he stood next to the 18th green, in the shadow of a huge grandstand that will seat 4,000, looking calm for someone whose work is about be as closely scrutinized. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)

    Guest Commentary: Senior Skip Day excuses  Jun 6, 2008
    She has head lice and I am treating it mechanically, with hours and hours of nitpicking. To Whom it May Concern. (Acton Beacon, MA)

    SAD 34 budget lacks union pay raise  May 28, 2008
    Approved a second reading and final passage of a new policy on head lice, allowing students with pediculosis to return to school at the discretion of the nurse even if they still have nits, or eggs, in their hair. Former teacher Susan Cobin voted against it, and says children should be nit-free before they return to school. (Courier Publications, ME)

    Drummy: Dealing with pediculosis  May 22, 2008
    Head lice are usually located on the scalp ... Head lice infestations are frequently found in school settings or institutions ... Regular direct inspection of children for head lice is also important. (Stoneham Sun, MA)

    Health Dept. offers facts about head lice  May 15, 2008
    Every parent with children in school should frequently check their children s heads for head lice ... A quick check on the part of the parent can help to catch a case of head lice early on ... Frustration and anxiety run very high among parents who have experienced head lice, and those who feel that it is only a matter of time before they also become victims. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)

    Pediculosis policy heads for passage  May 14, 2008
    MORRILL A long talk by an area doctor and a short film for school board members put a new policy on head lice back on track ... Head lice appeared this year at Troy Howard Middle School and Captain Albert Stevens School in Belfast and Kermit Nickerson School in Swanville, but Superintendent Bruce Mailloux said it shows up every year in one or more district schools, usually at the elementary school level ... There are new soaps and shampoos and methods of dealing with head lice, he said. (Courier Publications, ME)

    Mixing Henna to Dye Hair  May 14, 2008
    Head lice do not like henna, but for an extra precaution, tea tree oil can be added to the mix to help repel the creatures. Indigo. (Suite101.com)

    Is Your Toilet Cleaner Than Your Keyboard?  May 9, 2008
    When these are shared among users they can spread germs and even head lice, said Which. Sources: Which. (Medical News Today)

    Super 14 Round 12 highlights  May 2, 2008
    Cheetahs v Highlanders: Time to search for head lice. CERTAINTIES. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Unleashed, dog owners bite back  Apr 17, 2008
    Dorothy thought leashes for two-year-olds - a suggestion made by a dog owner to a mother in a Surry Hills park - "sounds like a great idea to me! [Also] gags so they can't scream and annoy my dogs [and] handcuffs so they can't put their grubby little mitts near my clean dogs. Oh, and compulsory headscarves to control their head lice infestation would be good too.". Adam continued the anti-child theme: "Leash-free parks encourage dogs to socialise and be better citizens Dogs never annoy anyone... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    New Hair Products for Spring 2008  Apr 16, 2008
    It complements Paul Mitchell s tea tree line by treating dandruff and head lice. Lavender oil revitalizes all skin types and is useful for scalp problems such as abscesses, acne, oiliness, boils, burns, sunburn, wounds, psoriasis, insect bites, and stings. (Suite101.com)

    F1 Boss Mosley Loses NoW Orgy Video Battle  Apr 9, 2008
    The statement went on: "If, as he claims, this filmed orgy of sex and violence was not meant to be a sick fantasy based upon the brutalities of Nazi Germany, we must ask Mr Mosley the following questions. The NoW front page 1. Why are German military uniforms worn?2. Why does he issue orders and threats in German to women who cannot speak German?3. Why does he deliver and count out beatings in German to women who cannot understand German?4. Why does he put on a German accent when speaking... (Sky News)

    Woman charged with sending lice-infested kids to school (1279)  Apr 4, 2008
    Carrie wrote on Apr 2, 2008 11:16 AM:" I would like to see some of this same type of charges brought up against many parents in some of the school systems around our area. It seems as though the same students have a recurrence of head lice in our city school systems. The students are totally embarressed with this situation but the parents aren't following through with the treatments and the combing out the eggs and bugs. This is not something the students can do for themselves. Why can't we make... (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    lynda kennedy  Mar 16, 2008
    Q:I read your suggestions for the treatment of head lice. Why doesn't anyone ever mention the remedy that really works and works fast. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)

    Manhattan Pharmaceuticals Successfully Completes Pre-IND Meetings for Altoderm and Altolyn  Mar 6, 2008
    With a pipeline consisting of four clinical stage product candidates, Manhattan Pharmaceuticals is developing potential therapeutics for large, underserved patient populations seeking superior treatments for conditions including pediculitis (head lice), psoriasis, pruritus associated with atopic dermatitis (eczema), and mastocytosis. (). (Primezone Releases)

    The Meaning of Lice  Mar 3, 2008
    In an instant, everything I'd learned about head lice from reams of sober medical literature and from a Harvard authority on the subject, who kept insisting that lice weren't nearly as common or easily spread as everyone made them out to be all of that vanished from my mind ... One of these companies, Topaz Pharmaceuticals, recently secured an impressive $20 million from Fidelity Investments' Biosciences venture capital division in Cambridge and a New York firm to conduct clinical trials for its... (Boston Globe)

    Don't put kerosene on your hair  Mar 3, 2008
    Your Connection to the. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Manhattan Pharmaceuticals Announces Closing of Joint Venture With Nordic Biotech  Feb 27, 2008
    NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: - ) today announced the closing of its joint venture agreement with Nordic Biotech Venture Fund II K/S (Nordic) to develop and commercialize Hedrin(tm), the company's novel, non-insecticide treatment for head lice for the North American market ... To date, Hedrin has been clinically studied in 326 subjects and has demonstrated clinical equivalence to widely used insecticide head lice treatments ... With a pipeline... (Primezone Releases)

    New head lice policy proposed  Feb 26, 2008
    BELFAST The reappearance of head lice in three 4 schools and new treatment have prompted a proposal to change school district policy on pediculosis ... The head lice problem appeared at Troy Howard Middle School, Captain Albert Stevens School, and Kermit Nickerson School in Swanville this year, Mailloux said, but he said he doesnt recall a year when pediculosis didnt show up, especially elementary schools ... Head lice dont fly or jump, they crawl. (Courier Publications, ME)

    County opens children's waiting room at courthouse  Feb 26, 2008
    OMG wrote on Feb 26, 2008 12:07 AM:" Oh, by all means let's enable these people more. Let's make it easy even for them to bring kids to the courthouse. Never make them accountable for anything. TO: pst: Sorry, but most of what's going on at the courthouse is criminal matters. Obviously, you don't know domestic violence is a crime, and who in their right mind would drag a kid to a custody hearing? I worked in another county as a probation officer, and I saw cockroaches crawl out of pantlegs, head... (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    Manhattan Pharmaceuticals to Voluntarily Withdraw Its American Stock Exchange Common Stock Listing  Feb 23, 2008
    As the company could not ensure that it would meet such listing requirements, and in order to close on the joint venture transaction it recently entered into with Nordic Biotech Advisors ApS (Nordic) for the development and commercialization of Hedrin, the company's novel, non-insecticide treatment for head lice, the company determined to delist its common stock from AMEX. ... With a pipeline consisting of four clinical stage product candidates, Manhattan Pharmaceuticals is developing potential... (Primezone Releases)

    Health officials warn parents about head lice  Feb 20, 2008
    As the temperatures outside begin to rise, school health officials urge parents to become aware of a common problem, Pediculus humanus capitis, most commonly known as head lice. There are many misconceptions about head lice ... Anyone can get head lice, young or old, male or female, rich or poor, Richmond County Schools Lead School Nurse Sandy Riggan said. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)

    Mummies With Lice Offer New Clues to Human Migration  Feb 10, 2008
    A common type of head lice picked from thousand-year-old Peruvian mummies suggests the pesky parasitic insects accompanied modern humans on their first migration out of Africa, according to a new study. Researchers had thought Europeans brought the widespread louse species to the Americas about 500 years ago, said David Reed, who studies the parasites at the University of Florida's Museum of Natural History in Gainesville. (National Geographic)

    Mummy Lice Found In Peru May Give New Clues About Human Migration  Feb 9, 2008
    It came as a surprise to Reed and his research team that the type of lice on the mummies was of the same genetic type as those found as far away as the highlands of Papua, New Guinea, instead of the form of head lice that is widespread in the Western Hemisphere, Reed said ... September is national Head Lice Awareness Month, and doctors from the Johns Hopkins Children's. (Science Daily)

    Infotainment  Feb 8, 2008
    Head lice taken from 1,000-year-old mummies in Peru support the idea that the little creatures accompanied humans on their first migration out of Africa, 100,000 years ago, researchers reported. Genetic tests showed the lice are nearly identical to strains found around the world that have been. (Daily Times, Pakistan)

    Head lice trace our migration from Africa  Feb 7, 2008
    WASHINGTON - Head lice taken from 1,000-year-old mummies in Peru support the idea that the little creatures accompanied humans on their first migration out of Africa, 100,000 years ago, researchers reported on Wednesday ... Writing in the , Reed and colleagues noted that there are three known strains, or clades, of head lice A, B and C. ... Researchers collected more than 400 head lice from one and 500 from the other. (MSNBC -- International)

    Lice from mummies provide clues to ancient migrations  Feb 7, 2008
    When two pre-Columbian individuals died 1,000 years ago, arid conditions in the region of what is now Peru naturally mummified their bodies, down to the head lice in their long, braided hair. This was all scientists needed, they reported Wednesday, to extract well-preserved louse DNA and establish that the parasites had accompanied their human hosts in the original peopling of the Americas, probably as early as 15,000 years ago. (International Herald Tribune)

    OPE school nurse gets best day as Support winner  Feb 1, 2008
    On any given day, a licensed practical nurse at an elementary school does everything from diagnosing head lice to taking student temperatures to doling out prescribed medications. At Orange Park Elementary, Christy Fields had the worst case day for a school nurse after a 5-year-old kindergartner who suffered a severe asthma attack while on campus later died at a hospital. (Florida Times-Union)

    View from the Van: One lousy weekend left us scratching our heads  Jan 31, 2008
    My most transformative weekend of 2007 was when half of our family of six became infested with head lice ... As her hands flew deftly over my daughter s head, she explained that getting head lice has little to do with poor hygiene and much to do with putting your head in the wrong place: the wrong movie theater seat, bike helmet, or pillow. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)

    States may restrict lice treatments  Jan 31, 2008
    By Julie Appleby, USA TODAY Lawmakers in at least three states are considering restricting the use of treatments for head lice and body mites that contain the insecticide lindane, raising questions about whether states can regulate products approved by the Food and Drug Administration ... She washed his hair with it four times during a three-month period because his head lice kept coming back ... While all drugs have risks, Orlofski of Morton Grove, now the only maker of the treatments, says the... (USA Today -- News)

    FDA cites toxic risk of lice drug  Jan 31, 2008
    By Julie Appleby, USA TODAY The sole U.S. maker of an insecticide-based treatment for head lice has stopped promoting the product after a sharply worded warning from the Food and Drug Administration that its marketing misled consumers by downplaying the rare, but serious, risks of the treatments ... In a little-noticed December letter, the FDA cites concern over some of the information drugmaker Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals provided on websites and in mailed materials, including a statement by... (USA Today)

    Ann-Marie Berg: How to avoid nightmarish sleepovers  Jan 25, 2008
    You're thinking that was nothing compared to the slumber party of five girls and 600 head lice. "Mom, if you let me go, I swear I won't drink Volcanic Surprise or eat coconut marshmallows. Then there's no way I'll puke all over my sleeping bag like that one time. Can I go?". (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)

    Resident builds ‘Homes for the Homeless’  Jan 22, 2008
    Unmack said the haircutting clinic has proven a successful tool throughout Reynosa, as fewer members of the public have shown an infestation of head lice. When this started eight years ago, (the barber) had to change pairs of scissors often because they were so full of lice, Unmack said. (Leavenworth Times, KS)

    Brookline school district considers new approach to lice; parents say plan is lousy  Jan 17, 2008
    The more social a kid is, the more likely he is going to be encountering head lice. Pollack said parents often overreact because they were raised to think of lice as a dangerous, unhygienic disease, when in reality, the insects are less harmful and less contagious than the common cold. (Brookline TAB, MA)

    FULL STORY >  Jan 12, 2008
    For head lice, "other than a very short haircut or shaved head, the standard treatment was a concoction of sulfur and kerosene, held in place with a tight stocking cap . . . We didn't have to worry much about red bugs, or chiggers, but Mama made us check for ticks after we'd spent time in the woods and swamps. She knew how to remove them with heat or tweezers . . .". Carter says when he had a near-fatal attack of colitis at age four, Lillian, a registered nurse, gave him a "saturated solution of... (New York Post -- Gossip)

    Lice salons: lousy idea or necessity?  Jan 11, 2008
    The traffic at the recently opened Chicago salon called Hair Fairies - The Head Lice Helpers is just one indicator of the anxiety and desperation parents feel when they hear a pupil in their child's class has head lice ... "There are a lot of head lice, and people don't really know what to do." ... Founder and CEO Maria Botham said she came up with the idea in 1997 after reading an article about head lice. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)

          Nitpickers multiplying  Jan 10, 2008
    The traffic at the recently opened Chicago salon called Hair Fairies --- The Head Lice Helpers is just one indicator of the anxiety and desperation parents feel when they hear a student in their child's class has head lice ... Though there's no evidence of a head lice epidemic, the bugs have been getting harder to banish as they become increasingly resistant to prescription drugs and over-the-counter remedies, such as Nix and RID. ... "There are a lot of head lice, and people don't really know... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    FDA Green Lights Sciele Pharma  Jan 4, 2008
    According to Uhl, Sciele is slated release several other medications during the first quarter of 2008 including a relauch of Prandin, a diabetes treatment, and a prescription product for head lice. Uhl expressed concern that these introductions will require "significant marketing expense outlays and could pressure bottom-line performance.". (Forbes -- Markets)

    Letters to the editor  Jan 2, 2008
    Maybe the reason that communicable diseases have not been attributed to head lice for such a long time is because of the strict no nits policy. Lice are listed as a parasitic disease by the CDC. It has also been noted that some lice can carry organisms that cause other diseases, including relapsing fever, trench fever, and epidemic typhus. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Finally a family  Dec 30, 2007
    This time, however, two of their heads were bare, shaven to combat a bout with head lice. Sara's face was pockmarked with acne. (The Examiner)

    Govt, NGOs, firms work together for national health  Dec 29, 2007
    " Securing first a healthy water supply and then tackling the malaria in Sumba has been an ongoing project of the Sumba Foundation, which funds Ude's malaria eradication program. Simple solutions such as pyrethrum-impregnated mosquito nets supplied to every home within the program have seen productivity "quadruple in 2007", as infection rates decrease Ude explained. "The mosquitoes do not enter houses with the nets, even the head lice problem is eradicated and spiders and other insects also... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)

    THE FAR SIDE OF PERFECT / The problem with snow days  Dec 21, 2007
    If there were ever two words that cause normally rational parents to panic besides head lice and slumber party it s snow day. Snow days mean no child care (backup, emergency or otherwise) and the sudden need to come up with activities for children who, while surrounded by hundreds of expensive, barely used toys, still have the nerve to proclaim, I m bored. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)

    No claim for capitalism  Dec 21, 2007
    Whoever passed this new law that kids cannot be sent home from school with head lice and kept out until it's cleared up is just plain crazy ... These children know what all is involved in cleaning up head lice that get into your home. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Easy greeter: A guide for your Christmas letter  Dec 7, 2007
    c) picked up head lice --- twice. And (name of other child) will spend his/her Christmas break. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Topaz Pharmaceuticals raises money for lice treatment  Dec 4, 2007
    Head lice infestations, which afflict an estimated 6 million to 12 million children a year in the United States, are becoming more resistant to traditional treatments. Topaz is developing what is described as a "kid friendly" formulation of an active ingredient derived from a naturally occurring soil organism that is lethal to head lice. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)

    Dead boy's carers had more children  Dec 3, 2007
    On September 1, the child had been presented to a doctor with severe head lice, sores and ringworm. The wife also had a one-year-old son, who had been apparently reported to DOCS by police at the age of six weeks when her husband allegedly assaulted her. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    It's a fact of lice: They can infest anyone  Dec 2, 2007
    Never respecting class or economic status, these days head lice have practically become an inevitable part of everyone's childhood. The parasites, which cause scalp irritation, have become almost as common as the common cold, with between 12 million and 25 million infestions of head lice (in mostly children under the age of 12 years) each year in this country, according to the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore ... Cook said she started her business, Head Lice Patrol, two years ago... (North County Times)

    Sleepovers: Not just midnight phone calls, puking and nightmares  Nov 25, 2007
    You re thinking that was nothing compared to the slumber party of five girls and 600 head lice. Mom, if you let me go, I swear I won t drink Volcanic Surprise or eat coconut marshmallows. (Winona Daily News, MN)

    Board of education hears new policies  Nov 21, 2007
    Geraldine Walker, Demopolis Middle School nurse, was on hand to explain the changes in the medications policy and the system s no-nit policy for students who are infected with head lice. According to Walker, the policy was revised by the state and the Alabama Association of School Nurses. (Demopolis Times, AL)

    San Antonio chosen for clinical trials on new head lice treatment  Nov 17, 2007
    Some San Antonio children with itchy scalps could be afforded the dubious distinction of being selected for new phase 3 clinical trials on an investigational product for the treatment of head lice ... ParaPRO is working to develop and market a version of the compound for use in the control of head lice in people ... Some studies note that it costs an estimated $1 billion a year to control head lice in children. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)

    School board to discuss MRSA and head lice policies soon  Nov 1, 2007
    In future business, MRSA and head lice policies are to be discussed. It was mentioned that KVHS does currently have one confirmed case of MRSA. The board wished to add that all precautions are being made to prevent the spread of this infection. (Demotte Kankakee Valley Post News, IN)

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    He also asked if she had once accessed her estranged husband's voice mail, leaving a message that stated Kevin Tubbs would be unavailable for a week ue to a bad case of head lice. Ashley Tubbs admitted leaving the outgoing message, saying she did it after her husband told her he had cheated on her. (Sayre Evening Times, PA)

    Poet keeps things popping with lively performance  Oct 26, 2007
    Bagert is the author of 14 books, including Chicken Socks, The Gooch Machine, Rainbows, Head Lice and Pea-Green Tile: Poems in the Voice of the Classroom Teacher and the forthcoming School Fever. Pam Dailey: 570-742-9671. (Milton Standard Journal, PA)

    Hare in Kewanee to get input on NCLB  Oct 23, 2007
    There was discussion about how to get parents to participate more in their child s school activities, with one educator pointing out that along with everything else they do during a typical school day, they are now taking care of children who have head lice by washing their hair at the school so the student doesn t have to stay home. Another concern was that daily physical education is a requirement of NCLB and sometimes teachers must teach and exercise the students at the same time. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)

    Scientists concerned for pubic lice  Oct 21, 2007
    He said that was because crab lice can be treated with similar medicines to those used on head lice, and people who get crabs are often too embarrassed to tell their doctors. A spokeswoman for the US Centres for Disease Control said the situation there was similar. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Dutch museum unable to locate elusive crab louse for its collection  Oct 20, 2007
    Zant Kuijl of the Dutch Center for Sexually Transmitted Diseases, said crab lice can be treated with similar medicines to those used on head lice, and people who get crabs are often too embarrassed to tell their doctors. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said the situation there was similar. (AZCentral -- News)

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