Parents urged to be 'extra vigilant' as UK's head lice hotspot named
Parents are being warned to remain vigilant this half term as cases of head lice shoot up when children return to school (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I Stopped Using Passwords. It ’s Great
For two years, my Netflix password has been: tricke22ry-notiLonal-freely-soSak-lice-slacken. Yes, really. It is a strong, unique password, and it ticked boxes for reducing the chances of me getting hacked. But for all its security protections, the password was a nightmare to type into an onscreen…#netflix #google #apple #amazon #github #paypal #onlyfans #nintendo #andrewshikiar #fidoalliance (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
When Should We Consider A Rickettsial Disease?
Discussion
Rickettsioses are “small, obligate intracellular, gram-negative, aerobic coccobacillary α-proeobacteria” from the genuses Rickettsia, Anaplasma, Coxiella, Ehrlichia, and Orientia genuses. Often they cause limited health problems but can cause severe disease and death. They present with a fever and other non-specific signs and symptoms, usually with a rash and lymphadenopathy. Other problems can include:
Cardiac – endocarditis, myocarditis, pericarditis
Gastrointestinal – abdominal pain, acute abdomen, cholecystitis, hepatitis, pancreatitis
Heme/Lymph – hemophagocytosis, lymph...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - December 18, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Jingle All the Lice Away: Hair Fairies' Festive Fun for Itchy-Free Heads!
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 'Tis the season to be lice-free, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-louse! Hair Fairies, the jolly wizards of head lice banishment, are spreading holiday cheer and ensuring your family stays nit-pickin' good this festive season. Festive Bug-Busters: Bid farewell…#lalalalouse #bugbusters #jingleallliceaway #deckhairs #santa #hairfairies #mariabotham #fairycommunicator (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trabajadores de mostrador de California murieron de silicosis a pesar de a ños de advertencias
El pulido y lijado de piedra sintética expone a los trabajadores a altos niveles de sílice, que daña los pulmones. Los expertos dicen que el riesgo para la salud debería haber sido claro mucho antes de que los trabajadores comenzaran a enfermarse. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - December 4, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Emily Alpert Reyes, Cindy Carcamo Source Type: news
Antidepressants and Sex; Unionizing Pharmacy Workers; What Head Lice Can Tell Us
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A vocal group of patients is speaking out about the sexual side effects of antidepressants. (New York Times)
Bayer said it would voluntarily withdraw its follicular... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Risk of disease spread soars in Gaza as health facilities, water and sanitation systems disrupted
8 November 2023 – As deaths and injuries in Gaza continue to rise due to intensified hostilities, intense overcrowding and disrupted health, water, and sanitation systems pose an added danger: the rapid spread of infectious diseases. Some worrying trends are already emerging.
Lack of fuel has led to the shutting down of desalination plants, significantly increasing the risk of bacterial infections like diarrhea spreading as people consume contaminated water. Lack of fuel has also disrupted all solid waste collection, creating an environment conducive to the rapid and widespread proliferation of insects, rodents th...
Source: WHO EMRO News - November 8, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Sea-lice outbreak on Icelandic salmon farm a ‘welfare disaster’, footage shows
Images of severely diseased, dead and dying salmon at an Icelandic fish farm, obtained by the Guardian, have been described by one veterinary expert as an “animal welfare disaster” on a scale never previously seen. The drone footage, shot last week over an open-pen sea cage in the country’s remote…#guardian #norway #crustacean #helgabergsdóttir #iceland #arcticfish #tálknafjörður #norwegian #mowi #björk (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: Severe Bartonella quintana Infections Among Persons Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness - New York City, January 2020-December 2022
This report describes severe cases of Bartonella quintana infection, a rare but serious disease transmitted by body lice, detected among people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in NYC. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - October 19, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
' Millions' of Headlice Crawling in Girl's Hair Watched Over 9M Times
A video of a severe head-lice infestation has racked up more than 9.6 million views on TikTok. Squeamish people should probably look away as Miranda Davis [@theliceangels] takes viewers through a day in the life of a professional head-lice remover. The September 13 video shows the back of a young…#tiktok #squeamish #mirandadavis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Healthy Heads, Happy Kids: Your Guide to a Lice-Free Back-To-School Season!
ALBANY, Ore., Sept. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As the back-to-school season approaches, families are gearing up for a fresh start and exciting learning experiences. However, amidst all the excitement, there's a concern that often creeps into the minds of parents and caregivers - head lice... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
September is National Head Lice Prevention Month and a Reminder to Send the Children Back to School Free of Lice and Nits!
The National Pediculosis Association (NPA) encourages parents to work as a community during back-to-school and send their children to their classrooms free of pediculosis, a communicable disease. NEWTON, Mass., Sept. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- September is National Head Lice Prevention... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CHI DEI Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Debunking head lice myths
September is National Head Lice Prevention Month, a time to understand the signs, importance of screenings and available treatments. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, debunks common myths associated with these wingless insects, which affect millions of children each school year. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/ctiD5nbMv7M Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0:58) is in the downloads at the end of the post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. As kids return to… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 1, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Consumer Health: Back to school -- and head lice
For many families, the start of school is a busy, exciting time of year. For some families, though, returning to school also means unpleasant, unwelcome guests: head lice. An estimated 6 –12 million infestations of head lice occur each year in the U.S. among children 3 to 11 years old, predominantly among preschool children in child care settings and children in elementary school, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Members of their households also are… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 21, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
