Showing posts with label misinformation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label misinformation. Show all posts
11/13/2017

Smartphones - is there nothing they can't be blamed for?

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The head line for this article is "Smartphones Blames for Dramatic Rise in Head Lice as Schoolchildren Gather Together to View Screen...
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3/31/2016

It's a bird...It's a plane...No, it's just a bug.

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My friend sent me a link to a news story about a new study on "Super Lice" - lice that have gene mutations that have been linked...
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11/04/2015

Margaret Cho sings "Lice"

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Margaret Cho, comedian extraordinaire, performed a soulful song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that I will be singing for days.  An...
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5/06/2015

Something old, something new

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The American Academy of Pediatrics just put out a new report on Head Lice.  It is a doozy - it covers everything from lice biology and lif...
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10/19/2013

Of all the human parasites, head lice is the one you want.

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I love talking with people about head lice.  Think Bubba in 'Forest Gump' talking about shrimp or Harlan Pepper in 'Best in Sho...
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12/27/2012

The lice are on your scalp. Don't let them mess with your mind.

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My mother used to have this picture on a sweatshirt.  She was a woman known for her humour, but she was also known for how stressed out s...
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9/03/2011

Common Sense Myths VS. Radical Research

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I love the Internet. More specifically, I love a good search engine. I love being able to find information about almost anything in a matter...
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6/17/2011

How do you get lice? From someone else's head.

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Click on this link to a great study that supports the idea the head lice are NOT effectively spread through inanimate objects (clothing, fur...
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4/07/2011

Head lice are like clutter.

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In his book, "It's All Too Much", home organziation guru Peter Walsh challenges the notion that the answer to clutter is more ...

Why I don't use Adsense.

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As you can see, the info on this blog is offered for free. But at one time, I thought about setting up Google Adsense . With Adsense , you...
11/10/2009

I have a small problem with Alberta Health Services...

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My daughter got another notice from school that someone in her class has head lice (no, it wasn't her). We get these green informati...
1/17/2009

Back In The Day...

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Do you remember having head lice as a kid? I don't. I think I knew one kid who had head lice, and we just said he had "cooties...
11/05/2008

You are the secret to your success.

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Use your imagination for just a moment. Let's say your home had a cockroach problem - an infestation. What would you do? You would call...
10/31/2008

Hair Conditioner: Friend or Foe?

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Does hair conditioner have any part to play in the fight against head lice? Some may say it works against you. The makers of the pediculici...
9/01/2008

Lice Lesson #4: Don't believe everything you read.

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Or, a little misinformation goes a long way. Traditional lice treatments ( pediculicides ) say that they will kill all the nits. Don't ...
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