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Girl left with horrific facial burns after head lice treatment burst into flames
May 10th, 2013
A young girl was left fighting for her life with severe facial and head burns after a head lice...
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What is your child picking up - or passing on at school?

At school will your child pick up more than you anticipated? The unmentionables include nits,...
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The Primary Days: The germ factory

Our Primary School columnist is constantly worried about her little girl picking up bugs at school,...
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Achtung Baby: Spoiling a sick child
Nov 27th, 2011
Last week Finje crawled into our bed at 3am and lay her sweaty, burning little body between me and...
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The cost of nits: Thousands of days off school for children and missed work for parents
Sep 28th, 2011
A staggering 1.78 million kids miss 2.7 million days of school because of HEAD LICE, claims a new...
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Tip of the Day: It's time to check for nits again
Jan 6th, 2010
Yuckity yuk and thrice again yuk. Just the thought of nits gives me the creeps, even if there's ...
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Tip of the Day: How to get rid of nits
Sep 4th, 2009
Now here's a mystery - ParentDish has been running for several months and has published hundreds ...
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