Pesky and Not Picky, Bedbugs Make a Comeback

From: NPR Morning Edition | Date: August 23, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

JOHN YDSTIE
NPR Morning Edition
08-23-2007
Pesky and Not Picky, Bedbugs Make a Comeback

Host: JOHN YDSTIE
Time 11:00-12:00 PM

Play Audio


JOHN YDSTIE, host:

Today in Your Health: bedbugs. They suck your blood in the middle of the night and vanish when the sun comes up. Bedbugs are hard to find and hard to kill.

NPR's John Nielsen has more on the mysterious resurgence of these dot-sized parasites.

JOHN NIELSEN: Mayhill Fowler first noticed the bite marks on her wrists and ankles several years ago, when she was living in Brooklyn. New ones showed up almost every morning, usually in groups ...

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)

Nielsen's record nearly wasn't
; ...almost ended before it ever began for Scott Nielsen. Remember that NCAA record 26-game consecutive...for coaches, athletes and maybe fans. Nielsen has a certain air about him. He's a natural...clubhouse, teammates gravitate to him. Nielsen, 45, is now vice president of finance...
Judge: Nielsen not unfit for trial
; PARIS - A judge has ruled that Christian Nielsen, a 32-year-old Newry man accused in the grisly murders...and difficult for defense counsel to interact with Nielsen, Nielsen's seeming lack of interest in communicating with his...
Nielsen exits D&B a weakened brand: spinoff alone will not solve unit's problems.
; Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. called his 98-year-old mother last...Corp. (D&B), which had bought the Nielsens' media and market research firm in 1984...return a portion of the original A. C. Nielsen Co. to independent operation. The family...
Crik: Nielsen slips quietly into top job
; ...Sports News (Australia) 02-08-2007 Crik: Nielsen slips quietly into top job By Tom Wald...eminently qualified but low-profile Tim Nielsen created barely a ripple, the unveiling...evening in Melbourne. Quiet as it appeared, Nielsen's first day was still chaotic, and he...
Nielsen: I don't intend to quit; Revivo out 4 months
; ...RONEN-ABELS Jerusalem Post 10-29-2001 Headline: Nielsen: I don't intend to quit; Revivo out 4...29, 2001 -- National team coach Richard Nielsen said yesterday he has no intention of...seal any hopes of reaching the World Cup. Nielsen suffered a similar painful fate while...
Nielsen Extends Its Reach.
; ...Despite complaints about its TV ratings, Nielsen is poised to dominate new-media offerings At a posh Florida resort where Nielsen Media Research hosted its 2006 client...make money. No one, that is, except Nielsen. For years, the TV-ratings giant has...
As his vision disappeared, Nielsen's role in Racine school district has grown
; The signs began early, but Don Nielsen never wanted to acknowledge them. There was...and asked, "You couldn't see that?" "No," Nielsen said. It scared them both. There were also the evenings Nielsen would play football outside, but couldn't...
Dear Diary, Farewell.(Nielsen Media Research launches electronic measurement )
; By Allison Romano Nielsen scraps paper logs in ambitious system overhaul Nielsen Media Research is preparing to pulp the paper diaries...billion TV-advertising industry hinges chiefly on Nielsen's data. Some 40% of that goes to local ads, where...
Brigitte Nielsen attacks image as film Amazon
; NEW YORK Brigitte Nielsen simply didn't want to talk about Sly...questions about life with Sylvester Stallone, Nielsen will end all interrogations. That was...I want something I always go for it," Nielsen said, folding her mile-long legs neatly...
Asta Nielsen's Acting: Motion, Emotion, and the Camera-Eye
; Asta Nielsen (1881-1972) was the first truly cinematic...history of European film. Most importantly, Nielsen became a star because of the expressiveness...composed of silence, light and movement. For Nielsen, theater was about the psychological plasticity...