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Head Lice: How to Get Rid of Those Creepy Crawlers

by Jessica Samakow, Posted Jun 3rd 2011 5:00PM

When one kid in school gets head lice, you know your kid is likely to be stuck in a hairy situation. It isn't long before your kid is itching and scratching his scalp, too. But, the misery doesn't have to last too long. In this video, pediatrician ...When one kid in school gets head lice, you know your kid is stuck in a hairy situation.
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New Drug Approved to Give Lice the Heave-Ho

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jan 20th 2011 2:30PM

I'm gonna comb that lice right outta my hair. Credit: Getty There's a very quick way to get rid of head lice. Shave your kid's head and take a scouring pad to her bald scalp. But if you're worried about how this might affect ...New drug supposedly gets rid of little blood suckers in 10 minutes.
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Schools Are Doing Less Nitpicking Over Head Lice

by Honey Berk, Posted Oct 5th 2010 4:14PM

Hey, parents -- your child with lice doesn't have to stay home! Um, sorry, teachers. Credit: Sharon Gekoski-Kimmel/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT
We all dread that phone call from school -- you know, the one telling you your kid's hair is infested ...Case of head lice? Stop itching and get back to school!
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Head Lice Is No Reason to Miss School, Report Says

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted Jul 26th 2010 1:00PM

Experts say kids with lice can stay in school. Credit: Sharon Gekoski-Kimmel, Philadelphia Inquirer / MCT
Your daughter's teacher notices a tiny speck moving near the nape her neck: It's lice. Should she: A.) Call you to come pick up your ...
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Head lice getting harder to treat

by Sandy Maple, Posted Sep 15th 2008 3:00PM

Two words a parent dreads hearing: head lice. Those creepy little bugs that infest the hair of humans are a hassle to treat and often cause for embarrassment. Considering the fact that head lice have been bugging humans for thousands of years, one ...
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Head lice: an ancient tradition

by Sandy Maple, Posted Feb 11th 2008 2:33PM

About a year ago, my sister's four-year-old came home from school with head lice. Unfortunately, before my sister discovered it, it had spread to the next door neighbor's kid. Even though head lice is a fairly common childhood problem that is ...
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Blogging Baby size six: essentials for surviving head lice

by Melissa Summers, Posted Jan 20th 2006 5:04PM

In my quest to become the Queen Of Lice at Blogging Baby I realized I get a lot of email about Lice when parents get that dreaded letter home. The letter which says, "You're about to plummet into the depths of obsession and despair. Your child ...
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Link between lice shampoos and childhood leukemia

by Melissa Summers, Posted Jan 18th 2006 2:34PM

My name is Melissa and my goal in writing for Blogging Baby is bring you all the head lice news you can handle. Maybe even more than you can handle! A new study has found a possible link between household insecticides and childhood leukemia. Use ...
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