Avoid a louse-y experience.(Brief Article)

Pediatrics for Parents | September 1, 2001| | Copyright

One in four children will experience the itch of head lice. These tiny insects infest the head and live on the scalp. They can spread from person to person through shared hairbrushes, combs, hats, clothing, bedding, or by direct contact.

The only way to prevent lice is by avoiding physical contact with people who are infected and not sharing things that touch the head. Unfortunately, lice often spread quickly through a group of children or a school, and no one is safe.

Does Your Child Have Head Lice?

Head lice are tiny and difficult to see. When ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	RCN and P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor School Host "Take a Veteran To School Day" in November. Business Wire ; RCN and History[TM] Partner to Bring Local Vets to School HERNDON, Va. -- RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI), a leading provider of all-digital television, high-capacity data, and voice services to residential, business customers and service providers, is partnering with the HISTORY(TM) channel on the
	Neurologic contributions of Bayard T. Horton Magazine article from: Mayo Clinic Proceedings ; Bayard Taylor Horton (1895-1980) (Fig. 1) received his M.D. degree in 1922 from the University of Virginia and then completed an internship...
	Bayard Stockton Clark Dies; Education Official, Minister Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ; Bayard Stockton Clark, 75, a former Episcopal minister and canon of the Washington...of Washington; three children, Warren T. Shingler of Oxon Hill, LaDonna Taylor of Miami and Michael Shingler of Fort Washington; two brothers Aaron Shingler...
	Bayard Rustin football gets double dose of Ellis: "Things have meshed well" since Dan and Matt Ellis became assistants, the head coach says. Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) ; ...position as an assistant coach at Downingtown East. So when Bayard Rustin assistant George Veneziale called him last November...Ellises to his staff. "He's really helped our quarterbacks Taylor Towle, Nick Michaels and Zach Dykstra. They've all progressed...
	Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin Magazine article from: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education ; ...John D'Emilio's sympathetic and fascinating biography of Bayard Rustin begs the question: In just what ways was Rustin...movement are now receiving their due. And several works such as Taylor Branch's magisterial proposed trilogy have accorded Rustin...
	OBIT - TAYLOR, HUGH HACKLER Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News ; Hugh Hackler Taylor, a longtime resident of Salem, died...County to the late Geneva Hackler and Bayard Taylor, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Edith Boyer Taylor; a sister, Fairy Taylor Jones; and...
	Borton, Joan Taylor Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; ...December 31, 2003 Borton, Joan Taylor "In my Father's house are many...Dec. 28, 2003 Salem -Joan Taylor Borton died peacefully on December...was the oldest child of William Bayard and Dorothy Beebe Taylor, and she survived her beloved...
	RICHARD HENRY STODDARD AND THE BROWNINGS Magazine article from: Browning Society Notes ; ...chief American cheerleaders - Bayard Taylor - and some of his early work was...literary career. His friendship with Bayard Taylor (1825-1878) was crucial to...along with a fervent dedication to Bayard Taylor, a prominent advertisement for...
	MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS FROM 63 MONTANA TOWNS FOR 2006-07 News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News ; ...below: Augusta Sharlee Goss, Bayard L. Taylor ScholarshipNicholas Troy, Agricultural...Scholarship Billings Joshua Benson, Bayard L. Taylor Scholarship Rachel Holmen...Family Foundation Scholarship, Bayard L. Taylor Scholarship Bozeman Julia Dafoe...
	Rustin was quiet organizer behind `Dream' speech march. Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service ; ...the podium to wrap things up was Bayard Taylor Rustin, the organizer and impresario...Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin"; Free Press), Rustin...Crosses: The Collected Writings of Bayard Rustin"; Cleis Press). He's...