Fixit: Some are more prone to head lice; removing scratches from glass; placing CO alarms Nov 20, 2009
A: It is more difficult to inspect, treat and comb a person who has long hair, so managing a lice infestation is more difficult with girls. Loose long hair also is more likely to come into contact with lice than short hair is. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Head Lice Treatment Comes with Burn... Oct 8, 2009
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which features a page titled, "Malathion" (No author given, 2008), "Malathion ... is a prescription drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of head lice infestation. The malathion lotion approved in the United States for the treatment of head lice is safe and effective when used as directed. Malathion lotion ... is both pediculicidal (kills live lice) and partially ovicidal (kills some lice... (Suite101.com)
Sockeye Salmon Migration in Canada Collapses to Record Low as Waters Warm Aug 14, 2009
Most sockeye spend their first year in fresh water and are strong enough to survive lice infestation by the time they pass coastal fish farms, the association said. To contact the reporter on this story: in Vancouver at. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Paragallo indicted on 35 animal cruelty charges Aug 7, 2009
The April 8 raid of the farm uncovered that 177 thoroughbreds were victims of severe malnourishment, lice infestation, festering lacerations and a lack of farrier service and veterinary care. The Columbia-Greene Humane Society/S.P.C.A., based in Hudson, seized 176 of the horses, of which 75 have since been adopted. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Pre-Camp Nit-Picking: Lice Don't Take Summer Off Jun 17, 2009
If there's a silver lining of a lice infestation, it's that you don't have to boil everything in sight. Studies have shown that an infested person can sleep on a pillowcase all night and the next day there will be no or only one louse on the pillowcase. (W-USA News, DC)
Seeing Thoreau in a new light: hard work and humor Apr 19, 2009
Among the melancholy events recorded here, actual and rumored, are deaths by drowning, beheading, poisoning, lice infestation, cow dung, a tortoise dropping from the sky, and "falling over some unidentified bronze utensil." Thus did great minds go out, not with a whimper, but a pratfall. Katherine A. Powers lives in Cambridge. (Boston Globe)
Wet Combing More Accurate Than Visual Inspection For Identifying Active Head Lice Infestation Mar 24, 2009
23, 2009) Combing through a child's wet hair may lead to more accurate identification of active head lice infestation than visual inspection, according to a new report ... Head lice infestation (pediculosis capitis) is one of the most common childhood infections, affecting between 1 percent and 3 percent of 6- to 12-year-olds in industrialized nations, according to background information in the article ... Health care professionals and lay personnel frequently overdiagnose head lice infestation... (Science Daily)
To Rid Heads of Lice, Wet-Combing May Work Best Mar 18, 2009
MONDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Wet-combing a child's hair is better than a visual inspection for detecting active head lice infestation, according to German researchers. They compared the two methods in 304 students, ages 6 to 12. (MEDLINEplus)
Wet comb beats visual check for spotting lice Mar 17, 2009
To date, Jahnke and her team note in the Archives of Dermatology, the accuracy of wet combing and visual inspection, the two standard methods for identifying head lice, has not been evaluated "appropriately." To investigate, the researchers studied 304 children 6 to 12 years old from five different schools where head lice infestation was an ongoing problem ... The issue of whether eggs alone indicate active lice infestation is controversial, the researchers note; in some European countries,... (MSNBC -- Health)
Sheep and Goat Diseases Outlined From A to Z (15) Feb 9, 2009
Symptoms of lice infestation include itching and, in severe cases, anemia, Schoenian says. Listeriosis. (Agri-View, WI)
