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South Africa: Parents Want Shampoo Banned (AllAfrica.com)
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:10:30 GMT)
Parents of children who have suffered from severe hair loss after using a lice shampoo want to start a support group to pressure the government to remove the product from the shelves.
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Nix to nits: Schools urged to be tougher (Hamilton Spectator)
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:40:09 GMT)
A group of city parents are bugged out by head lice in Hamilton's schools.
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City has free Bug Busters clinics (Hamilton Spectator)
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:39:58 GMT)
Hamilton Public Health Services runs Bug Busters clinics to screen and offer parents help in treating lice infestations. They also provide treatments for low-income families that can't afford the expensive shampoos.
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Keep head lice away (The Olympian)
(Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:11:56 GMT)
The formal name is pediculosis. Kids call it cooties.
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Haverhill dad at odds with school policy on head lice (The Haverhill Gazette)
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:54:24 GMT)
Haverhill dad Eric Stafford wants regular head checks reinstated at his daughter's school after she came home with head lice this fall. Stafford said at least six children in his daughter's first-grade class at the Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter School were also infected with the tiny bugs.
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Winnipeg spas, beauty salons go uninspected, CBC finds (CBC)
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:04:57 GMT)
Despite complaints of unsanitary conditions at some of Winnipeg's 900 spas and beauty salons, there are no mandatory health inspections at such facilities, CBC News has found.
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Pennsylvania Fugitive Squad Works the Night (Officer.com)
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:04:37 GMT)
Over the next three nights, a hand will knock on 44 doors and tote 79 warrants for fugitives from justice.
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Common chemical still requires caution (Northwest Herald)
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:39:56 GMT)
When giving your pet a bath or flea treatment, a local veterinarian says to check the label.
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New Poll Reveals That Proposed "Organic" Standards for Fish Will Fail to Meet Consumer Expectations (Kansas City InfoZine)
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:18:57 GMT)
National Organic Standards Board Meeting November 17 - 19 to Decide on Final Recommendation that Does not Meet Fundamental USDA Organic Principles
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Looking Out For Head Lice (WHIZ News Zanesville)
(Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:11:38 GMT)
They're creepy crawly and anyone can get them. They're head lice and can be a nuisance for parents and schools. Head lice are mostly found on children ages 3 to 11 and the signs of infection can be easy to spot.
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Keep head lice away - The Olympian
(Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:03:48 GMT)
Keep head lice awayThe Olympian, WA - Nov 16, 2008Whatever you choose to call it, an infection of head lice is no fun for parents or kids or schools, but is a fairly common nuisance that takes persistence ... |
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Nix to nits: Schools urged to be tougher - Hamilton Spectator
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:37:19 GMT)
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Schools wonder if it's worth losing class time over lice - Columbus Dispatch
(Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:26:22 GMT)
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Mother charged after children found in squalid conditions - Allentown Morning Call
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:03:08 GMT)
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Teenager's lice shampoo shame - Independent Online
(Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:32:02 GMT)
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Parents want shampoo banned - Independent Online
(Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:26:23 GMT)
Parents want shampoo bannedIndependent Online, South Africa - Nov 15, 2008Parents of children who have suffered from severe hair loss after using a lice shampoo want to start a support group to pressure the government to remove ... |
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Fighting lice: It's in the bag - Newsday
(Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:06:36 GMT)
Fighting lice: It's in the bagNewsday, NY - Nov 9, 2008It's always unsettling to get a note home from school saying someone in the class has head lice. But Mariana Verkerk of Manhattan offers a way to prevent ... |
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Looking Out For Head Lice - WHIZ
(Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:07:06 GMT)
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Looking Out For Head LiceWHIZ, OH - Nov 12, 2008They're head lice and can be a nuisance for parents and schools. Head lice are mostly found on children ages 3 to 11 and the signs of infection can be easy ... |
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Tackling lice problem need not be a head-scratcher - Boston Herald
(Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:19:04 GMT)
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Life Science - The Smart Set
(Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:25:21 GMT)
Life ScienceThe Smart Set, PA - Nov 14, 2008Lowly, unlovely lice, that is. Despite their unwavering lineage, I was shocked to find them crawling on my own children. I knew that lice still existed, ... |
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A crusade to stamp out bed bugs (Boston Globe)
(Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:09:41 GMT)
Leonina Heringer of Somerville, 55, held a pill vial with a few smudged black spots and small, cockroach-like insects. They weren't moving . . . right?
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Bed bugs on the march again (Toronto Sun)
(Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:53:06 GMT)
The city has been invaded by a vast army of blood-suckers and health officials are mobilizing to fight them. Toronto Public Health reported yesterday it has recorded a near 1,000% increase in bed bug infestation calls and they aren't just from flophouses. The blood-sucking bugs have prompted 1,444 calls to public health officials for help -- up from 147 calls in 2006 -- in the first ...
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Apartments Sprayed for Bed Bugs (WTVQ Lexington)
(Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:01:38 GMT)
Elderly residents in one Lexington apartment tower are dealing with a pesky problem -- bed bugs. The bed bug problem has been going on for almost a year now, but it wasn't bad enough to warrant the housing authority and the health department to step in and take action.
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Downtown Lexington Building Treated For Bed Bugs (WKYT Lexington)
(Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:36:06 GMT)
Relief is on the way for folks at downtown Lexington's Ballard Griffith Towers after bed bugs invade the building.
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Health Department Won't Let Bed Bugs Bite (WKYT Lexington)
(Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:51:23 GMT)
The Fayette County Health Department is working to clean up bed bugs at a public housing complex.
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