"Pediculosis Nervosa"
a Blog by Deborah Z. Altschuler
- Nov 9, 2022
- 1 min
When they ask where do head lice come from - we answer "Adam had 'em"
"The oldest known written sentence discovered on a head lice comb!" The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/09/oldest...
- Oct 23, 2022
- 0 min
- Oct 19, 2022
- 1 min
Children and lice both exposed to the pesticide treatments
When FDA approved pesticides for treating head lice they lost sight of the fact that It's not about treating lice. It's about treating...
- Oct 19, 2022
- 1 min
- Oct 15, 2022
- 1 min
A special man with a special message to be remembered always.
(75) Fred Rogers Acceptance Speech - 1997 - YouTube
- Oct 3, 2022
- 1 min
Their Legacy on Lice
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) once again fails to surprise by relying on outdated and inaccurate information from a...
- Sep 1, 2022
- 1 min
"Head LICE remain important to the people who have them."
September is Head Lice Prevention Month; The National Pediculosis Association Recommends Combing as a Winning Strategy Over Pesticides |...
- Apr 25, 2022
- 0 min
- Jan 22, 2022
- 1 min
Defining the problem of head lice
Old doesn't always mean outdated. So much of what we wrote back in the eighties and nineties holds true today. We often describe...
- Jan 22, 2022
- 1 min
- Dec 31, 2021
- 1 min
May g-d Bless 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG26_045IJg
- Dec 30, 2021
- 1 min
- Dec 7, 2021
- 1 min
“Even with challenges of COVID-19, parents,schools & childcare admin need to prepare for head lice."
https://www.headlice.org/comb/september-is-national-head-lice-prevention-month-2/
- Sep 3, 2021
- 1 min
Every month is head lice prevention month, but September is when we remind everyone to participate!
https://www.headlice.org/comb/september-is-national-head-lice-prevention-month-2/
- Aug 30, 2020
- 3 min
- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
- Jul 28, 2020
- 1 min
Take a look at this long list of the benefits of combing.
This long list of reasons for combing should make parents wonder why their particular school lice policy doesn't encourage combing...
- Jun 21, 2020
- 2 min
Oh, the stuff you can appreciate from head lice
"As public health officials develop guidelines for these challenging times of COVID-19, the NPA wants to minimize head lice as a public...
- Jun 13, 2020
- 1 min
Human Head Lice and Their Ability to Transmit Disease: Bridging the Scientific History
https://www.headlice.org/comb/zinsser-project/human-head-lice-and-their-ability-to-transmit-disease/