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| Head lice 'are becoming indestructible' | |
| 2006-06-14 | |
| You can comb them out, zap them with chemicals or simply keep scratching. But head lice have a habit of maintaining a firm grip on their habitat. And the bad news is they are becoming increasingly resistant to the most common treatments. Scientists believe that 80 per cent of the bugs are immune to over-the-counter lotions. They found lice were untroubled by the chemicals permathrin and phenothrin, found in popular bug-busting brands such as Lyclear and Full Marks. The experts say the process of natural selection means the insects have developed a resistance to the lotions. The findings will not just leave children, parents and teachers scratching their heads. It will almost certainly start a scramble to discover a lotion to do the job better.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 The Germans manufacture a stainless steel lice comb that's won industry awards. Comb through the hair daily, and the eggs don't stay around long enough to hatch. And boil/wash the bedsheets and pillowcases at least once a week -- it's 8-10 days between hatchings. The common treatment shampoos merely got rid of the crawly stage, the eggs still had to be dealt with the hard way. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-06-14 23:38 |
| #10 The Germans manufacture a stainless steel lice comb that's won industry awards. Comb through the hair daily, and the eggs don't stay around long enough to hatch. And boil/wash the bedsheets and pillowcases at least once a week -- it's 8-10 days between hatchings. The common treatment shampoos merely got rid of the crawly stage, the eggs still had to be dealt with the hard way. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-06-14 23:38 |
| #9 --Lyclear and Full Marks-- never heard of them - the young'un had it over Christmas - NIX and RID. And chopping 3 inches off. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2006-06-14 21:48 |
| #8 Once known in the trade as, "tiny livestock". |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-06-14 21:19 |
| #7 call her "Sinead" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-06-14 20:22 |
| #6 Rambler, that's because you lack imagination and marketing skills. ;-p |
| Posted by: zazz 2006-06-14 19:33 |
| #5 Dammit, I just got good news from the FL DOE and now this. It's hopeless. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-06-14 17:34 |
| #4 zazz - temporary skinhead is bad enough for the boys. I can't imagine doing it to a little girl. |
| Posted by: Rambler 2006-06-14 16:59 |
| #3 We're doomed! Doomed! |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-06-14 15:37 |
| #2 Actually, a temporary 'skinhead' works 100%. |
| Posted by: zazz 2006-06-14 15:30 |
| #1 Round Up - it kills everything! |
| Posted by: Raj 2006-06-14 15:08 |