Head Lice, otherwise known as Pediculus Humanus Capitis. A rather large word for a creature that is so small. So small, yet so large among us. So large and so common, that there is an association named for it. The National Pediculosis Association (NPA) is a wonderful group that I have come to rely on [...]
This very question is one that I have heard so many times in the past couple of weeks since we have returned to school after winter vacation. Along with the start of a New Year and great winter vacations had by all, many people have been faced with some other new "obstacles" they may not [...]
Once your children have been treated for lice, they are safe to return to school. After you have taken the time to either rid the problem yourself or hired someone to help you with it, you want to make sure that all of the lice are gone. Getting rid of lice is a process and [...]
The holidays are are approaching and that means family and friends coming and going all throughout your home. It also means lots of visitors staying at your home or perhaps you are visiting other family members out of town. Perhaps you are traveling to get to your destination and staying at a hotel. It is [...]
If you have school aged children, then you are probably very familiar with lice and it's ever so popular presence! These critters, though they do not pose any threat or disease, are just a plain nuisance and cause much stress for most families. The even bigger stress seems to come when it involves your child [...]
When you find out that your child or you have lice, the first thing you want to do is "de-louse"! You want the critters out of your hair and you will probably go to just about any measure to get it done. However, what you might not think about is that these products, whether chemical [...]
You might be asking yourself this question this very moment. You are probably saying to yourself every time you turn around, you hear someone you know has lice. As as an adult, you do not remember it being like this when you were a child. The toxic chemicals that were used to treat lice 20-30 [...]
The answer to this question is you probably don't. So often, people find out that they have lice and keep it to themselves. They are embarrassed. They do not want others to know or better yet, they do not want other people to know that their children have contracted it. Why? Well, unfortunately, these little [...]
The National Pediculosis Association (NPA) receives phone calls everyday from parents just like yourself as well as other health professionals reporting product treatment failure..many reports of families using various products on the market and finding them not to have worked...only to find the lice still living and crawling about on their children's heads. Quite often, [...]
Common Myths About Head Lice Myth: Lice "jump" from child to child.Truth: Lice cannot leap. Lice are transferred by contact, either directly or through another device (such as a comb, hat, furniture and or bedding). Myth: I should use a pesticide on every surface of my house if my child has lice. Truth: Off of [...]