Help! The Super-Mutant Lice Are Coming!!!!!!

  The issue of so-called "super lice" has recently been dominating the headlines. People have been writing about the critters being resistant to the over the counter products and prescriptions and only responding to certain prescriptions. Well folks...this is nothing new. This is old news. We have been saying this for years. Things have become [...]

2017-02-10T22:12:32-05:00

You Can Help Make Sleep Away Camp Lice-Free

**this blog was originally published in the blog Katie's Corner.... Make Sleep Away Camp Lice-Free By Lauren Salzberg, Potomac Lice Lady “WARNING: Reading this may “bug” you out a bit and you may suddenly start to scratch your head” Ready for camp? Well….so are lice! Head lice do not get to take a summer vacation [...]

2017-02-10T21:06:41-05:00

Some may say the guidelines for head lice are pretty “lousy”

  On April 27, 2015 the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released an update to their policy for the treatment of head lice online (to be published in their May 2015 publication). One might say, it has got the media and others a little "bugged" out. According to the National Pediculosis Association (NPA), chasing lice [...]

2017-02-10T21:06:43-05:00

National Head Lice Prevention Month

  September is here and yes, you know what that means! It is the start of National Head Lice Prevention Month. While school is back in session, the head lice are back in full force as well and happily invading our children's heads and making their new claims on new homes. The National Pediculosis Association [...]

2017-02-10T21:06:45-05:00

I Love You and I Don’t Even Know You!

"I love you and I don't even know you!" is a phrase we get the pleasure of hearing often around here. So many a time we handle frantic calls from random strangers, who often become like friends, after long, soothing phone calls and visits. To most, lice seems like the plague. Quite fitting, since this [...]

2017-02-10T21:06:57-05:00

No more “louse-y” Holidays!

It is November and it is so hard to believe that the Holidays are around the corner. With the holidays, often can come "lice" and that can offer a whole host of conflict amongst family members. The Holidays are a time where loved ones are supposed to be together. Children are to play and families [...]

2013-11-14T08:42:53-05:00

CONTROL…THAT’S WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT

To quote something I read in an article a few months back, "LICE stands for L for Lice, I for Information, C for Control and E for Education." I could not have said it better myself. September is head lice prevention month. Since most kids are back to school and will be as of next [...]

2013-08-27T08:34:42-04:00

Summer Camp and Lice Treatment Policies

  The school year is over-Hooray! Summer is here! The time for fun, relaxation and for a lot of kids, this means time for summer camp. Summer camps are committed to the well being and safety of all members in their camp community. Over the past several years, camps across the region have seen a [...]

2017-02-10T21:07:03-05:00

The “little” bug with so much power!

Who knew, that a tiny little bug, barely visible at times with the naked eye, could cause so much anxiety and mental anguish? What is this critter that can do all this? This critter is none other than...a louse (singular for lice). We receive daily phone calls from families, experiencing all kinds of craziness in [...]

2017-02-10T21:07:05-05:00

Head lice bugging you?

Did you ever wonder sometimes what bugs some people these days? Some people have a fear of illness. Others have a fear of snakes or wild animals. But one fear that we most frequently hear is that of...the dreaded "L" word... Lice. A little 4 letter word that can bring havoc among a household. A [...]

2017-02-10T21:07:11-05:00
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