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Head Lice Tips
How Contagious is Head Lice?
Parents whose children have friends with head lice, or who have been exposed are naturally concerned with the question is lice contagious or not? Unfortunately, the answer is yes.
To Get Rid of All the Nits, You Have to Get Down to Business
Picking out nits takes time, knowledge, and patience. In order to get rid of a case of lice, one has to be able to recognize nits and then know how to extract them from the hair.
WHERE DO HEAD LICE COME FROM?
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Where do lice come from and how do you get lice if you haven't been around anyone? Read this article to find out the origins of head lice and how they spread.
Des Moines Mom Asks: My Kids Were Just Diagnosed with Lice. Does that Mean I Have It?
LiceDoctors finds that in the vast majority of families, if the children have head lice then the mom has it. Head lice travel from head to head and as we moms are in close contact with our kids, it is a likely scenario that we will inherit a bug or two from them.
A Do-It Yourself Mom Decides that it's Time to Bring in Lice Professionals
Kate W. from Cedar Rapids is the mother of a 10 year old boy and a 12 year old girl. Kate takes pride in the fact that she grows her own vegetables, makes all the meals in the house, and is the go-to repair person in the family.
When Schools Become More Lenient With Their Lice Policies, They Must Focus More on Lice Education
The Kansas Bureau of Epidemiology and Public Health recently changed its policy regarding admission to school with head lice. Per recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC, it is no longer mandatory for children to be “nit-free” in order to be allowed back into school in some districts in Kansas.
"Can we get some help for my frustrated mom?"
Experience Matters When it Comes to Lice Picking "I was taught to be self-reliant" cried Nadine, a mom from Des Moines who has 4 children, and was literally in tears. "What is the matter with me that I can't exterminate the lice in my kids' hair? I grew up on a farm and we dealt with bugs in the crops all the time. Bugs do not scare me or bother me yet no matter what I do nothing works to get rid of these damn lice!
How to Use Lice Comb: Wet Combing Step-By-Step Instructions
The best way to remove lice is by using a lice comb. Read this to find out how to comb out lice and nits and how often to use a lice comb to get rid of lice.
Frantic Mom Calls after Unsuccessful Chemical Treatments
"Please come to my home right away! My daughter has live lice bugs in her hair despite the fact that I treated her last night with a chemical lice shampoo!"' insisted a mom from a northern suburb of Chicago.
Post Lice Treatment: What to Do After Lice Treatment?
Find out how to prevent lice after treatment and what steps you should take for post lice care with these helpful tips from the experts at LiceDoctors.