Deborah Z. Altschuler
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...
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"Pediculosis Nervosa"
a Blog by Deborah Z. Altschuler
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Deborah Z. Altschuler
- 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...
Deborah Z. Altschuler
- 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/
Deborah Z. Altschuler
- Oct 16, 2019
- 2 min
My Favorite Hans Zinsser Quote on Ether Dome Day
This is my favorite Dr. Hans Zinsser quote. I found it while I was sitting cross-legged on the floor of the Harvard Countway Medical...
LiceMeister
- Aug 15, 2019
- 2 min
Writing About Public Health Issues Carries Weighty Responsibility
Writing about public health issues carries weighty responsibility - especially when advice enjoys the credibility of a professional...
Head Lice
- Jun 6, 2019
- 2 min
The Head Louse is a Careful Mother
It’s encouraging and enormously important to see independent researchers currently looking at the issues of body lice and head lice...
Head Lice
- Apr 28, 2019
- 2 min
Speak Right Up
I remember NPA’s activism in the early 1980s and can vividly picture sitting back to back with Leslie Kenney in our tiny cubicle of an...
Head Lice
- Feb 15, 2019
- 3 min
“Pediculosis Nervosa”: A Blog by Deborah Z. Altschuler
In the Beginning… I’m not the first to say it, but there’s little doubt that those of us who love to talk, but loathe writing, will say...
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