Lice News

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH By Paul G. Donohue, M.D. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am going buggy - literally.

Effective and well-tolerated, Sklice Lotion treats lice in most patients with a single 10-minute application of the lotion, without nit combing.

The Lafayette Hill-based business has nine outlets that feature salons where the treatments take place.

Anyone who has kids knows the fear of getting that call from the school nurse to tell you that your child has head lice, says Adie Horowitz, owner of the new Licenders Salon in Stamford.

A southern Indiana woman is challenging her local school district's head lice policy, saying her daughter has faced repeat infestations of the tiny bloodsucking bugs because the district's lice rules aren't strict enough.

Head lice are not a health hazard, do not spread disease, and are not a sign of uncleanliness, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -- It's the note from school that parents dread: a child in your kid's class has lice.

It's a subject no one wants to discuss, but once head lice start showing up in your kid's school, and then your home, there is no other choice but to confront the problem head-on. As head lice become more resistant to traditional treatments, the problem is worsening, as indicated by the recent severe outbreaks at certain Fairfield County schools ... (more)