Head’s Up! Sep 2, 2005
It's estimated that 12 to 24 million school days are lost each year due to a head lice infestation. It's scalp tingling. (Why Files)
Combing for Head Lice Aug 5, 2005
Hill's team found that the Bug Buster kit was four times more effective in curing a head lice infestation than the chemical products. The cure rate for the kit was 57 percent, they reported. (Health-Finder)
Dry-On Nontoxic Lotion Suffocates Head Lice Sep 9, 2004
In two separate studies involving a total of 133 children with confirmed head lice infestation, the overall cure rate was 96 percent. These results are "comparable or superior" to results achieved with the standard neurotoxin-based head lice treatments - permethrin, pyrethrin, and Malathion - Pearlman emphasizes. (Planet Ark, United States)
One in 12 Welsh pupils have head lice Oct 7, 2003
ALMOST a tenth of Welsh primary school children have head lice, the first survey of its kind in the UK will show today. And of the 21,000 pupils, Welsh schoolgirls are more likely than boys to have head lice (icWales, UK)
Lice Sprays for Children's Bedding... an Unnecessary Evil Sep 30, 2003
PRESS RELEASE ( PR Web) Lice Sprays for Children's Bedding. Responding to Newseek's recent report on the decline of children's health, the National Pediculosis Association (NPA) warns against the use of lice sprays marketed for children's bedding (Emediawire (press release)
