Lice News

Although many parents with kids at summer camp are worried about swine flu right now, there are still a lot of the old summer camp infection standbys out there, like impetigo and of course, head lice.

The risks resulting from pesticide use at temporary dump sites are small, according to experts.

A city that was the first in Ontario to ban the cosmetic use of insecticides and pesticides is now spraying chemicals at temporary garbage dumps as well as putting out rat bait.

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LANGHORNE,A Pa. Insight Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday announced the acquisition of seven brands from Church & Dwight, including Auro-Dri, an ear drying aid; Boil Ease, a boil pain relief product; Dermarest eczema treatment; the Gentle Naturals line of baby care products; lice treatment bra d Pronto Plus; the liquid bandage Skin Shield and the eye ...

Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today provided an update on its ongoing development programs.

Summer camp season is quickly approaching, and outdoor team sports and activities are kicking off, as well.

An El Paso resident is concerned that her relative who lives in a Las Cruces nursing home is subjected to head lice.

Q: My son has head lice. What should I do? There are several products at the store, but I don't know which ones are safe.

CHENNAI: It's a lousy problem, but one that cannot be ignored. When it is time for children to go back to school, mothers worry about resuming the battle with armies of small, wingless, greyish-white, black insects that feed on human blood - lice.

No Lice Checks at 40 Percent of Nation's Sleepaway Camps According to National Survey of Camp Directors By FairyTales Hair Care 6/3/2009 While nearly a quarter of camp directors reported a lice outbreak at their camps last year, as many as 40 percent of U.S. sleepaway camps surveyed don't check for lice when campers first arrive.

I asked for your advice on head-lice remedies, and another reader is singing the praises of tea tree oil, of which I am also a fan.

When Sarah Casello-Rees' young son came home from school with what she describes as "a raging case of head lice" in 2007, it was much more than a nuisance.

Nits are the eggs left behind by lice. Humans have been afflicted by lice for thousands of years.

B ev Bowman shudders at the mere mention of the word "lice," and not just because she doesn't like bugs.

An international treaty designed to eradicate the world's most harmful chemicals was expanded this past week to include nine additional pollutants.

A few years ago, my head started to itch. Dandruff shampoo didn't seem to help. Finally I asked one of the doctors I work with if she would look at my head.

A LIST of highly toxic chemicals about to be deregistered or already banned in the European Union remain widely available in Australia and can be found in everything from pets' flea control collars to head-lice treatments for children.

HOUSEHOLD pesticides no longer available in Europe are in Australian supermarket products such as cockroach bait and head lice shampoo.