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There is NO "Harvard protocol" on head lice. There never was a Harvard protocol on head lice. This is the greatest myth there is on the management of head lice. If your school is following what they believed to be a Harvard protocol you may have a...

Fear of reinfestation, and more. Here's a more balanced discussion on the subject from Boston public radio. We have to remember that pediculosis leads directly to the use of pesticides on kids. This makes it a public health issue worth our while. ...

All No Nit Policies are not written the same. Discussions like this demonstrate just how far the confusion goes. The No Nit Policy we know and respect is not about dismissal or treatment. It's about educating the community in advance about head l...

Finally -- a journalist who has a brain, a heart and courage to see through the cow dung and tell it like it is. Pass it to others. http://healthnewsdigest.com/news/article_4723.shtml Tis' the Season... for Head Lice By Michael D. Shaw, Correspond...

How is it that so many school nurses are all of a sudden willing to let down the guard for head lice? Truth is there are also many others who aren't. Don't get the rationale for it really. What about basic hygiene? Leaving nits is leaving lice to...

Cosmetologists lose their license if they have infested person or any sign of an infestation in their shop. Child Protective Services see any sign of chronic lice as critera for neglect, military says head lice and body lice capable of carrying dise...

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/webwatch/2006/04/lice_arent_nice.html

Lice are resistant to the treatments. Using them no benefit. We need a prevention-focused approach rather than treatment-focused approach. Only ones who benefit from using treatments lice are resistant to are the companies and their paid consultants...

NY State proposes legislation banning the sale, use, and prescription of Lindane Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg introduces bill that would prohibit any lice or scabies treatment product from containing the pesticide Lindane. Once lindane is gone (YAH...

Collembola found in scrapings from individuals diagnosed with delusory parasitosis 07/12/04, Needham, MA - Each year, thousands of Americans complain to their physicians about itching, stinging, biting and crawling sensations on or under their skin...

When it comes to head lice control, the National Association of School Nurses appears to have loyalty to product manufacturers in spite of it all. http://www.headlice.org/news/2004/pr041304.htm

Thank you! This picture worth a zillion words. BTW -- Whazzup with the google ads for lice products that come up on the side of the discusion board? Talk about lousy.

Actually lice a pretty serious issue for kids who are shampooed with pesticides by parents who weren't warned about the risks. Thing is -- there are lots of reports from nurses who've been permanently disabled from using the stuff too. Not sure how...

Enough to make the blood boil JAMES REYNOLDS ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT "Aong with 150 others, from politicians and journalists to leaders of environmental NGOs and lobby groups, I volunteered to have my blood tested for three groups of dangerous chem...

Huge issue for everyone -- not just residents. Scabies is often the first thing that comes to mind without ruling out other culprits or extensive troubleshooting. As others have already warned -- going forward the elimite + atarax puts them at eve...

Not finding the link you just posted. Help needed to find it. RealityNursing sounds great to me. Doesn't mean have to start from the very beginning -- just means putting a stop to supporting the status quo. Telling the adminstrators that the gi...

It is shameful. Can you imagine what would happen if nurses took back their profession and started their own new nonprofit with a mission to be medically and morally ethical? No pharmaceutical b.s. -- just about nurses and nursing. Powerful opt...

Agree totally!! Nurses need PR help big time but it needs to reflect and involve the grass roots nurses -- the ones in the trenches -- rather than the "professional organizations" that are supposed to represent the nurses but don't. Many organizatio...

Just got another unsolicited mailing for CME credit opportunity. When you read the fine print you see all the authors of the danged thing work for the product manufacturers. DUH -- guess what products they recommend? Beginning to think they are all...

Is there any one place one can go to totally trust that the medical information will be honest, current, independent and in best interest of the patient? Seriously -- Where would you go, who would you call if money or time was no object, you could...

Do you as a teacher belong to teacher's union? Maybe they could help hold everyone accountable. Don't get it... They offer/require the certification only to turn around and do this to those who follow the program? More salt in the wound would be...

Thanks everybody. Sorry not more refined in the question. Just looking to compile a list of resources patients can trust in general but also be free of conflicts of interest where they are true to helping people. Sounds like a simple thing to acc...

WOW -- Lots of viewers but no suggestions. In the old days you'd have maybe said someone at Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic or Mass General Hospital. With all respect, the internet can't be the answer. You're scaring me. Must be at least one place...

Case of young healthy athletic male patient who presented with entire loss of one lung function following trip to Asia where he flew out of Hong Kong to return to states. Has been worked up by many specialists to no avail. Everybody stumped by this...

The further south the better!!! Caution about buying land. Make sure you do background check on history of its use. T.H. notorious for decades of dumping. Even has a couple of hazardous substance/SuperFund sites to its name. The good news is...