http://parapro.msclienthost.com/index.php en danaw@parapro.com Copyright 2010 2010-09-07T19:24:14+00:00 http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/officially-back-to-school/ http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/officially-back-to-school/#When:18:24:14Z Many school systems are already several weeks into the 2010-2011 school year.  Others are just beginning the 180s of a new year today.   Welcome back to school.  We hope everyone leaves considerably wiser in a few quick months. Wouldn’t it be nice if knowledge and excellent report cards were all our children returned home from school with each day?  As parents, we will see new behaviors, new vocabulary, lots of germs, and possible head lice come back with our kids.  In each case, it’s our job to correct and to send our kids back as quickly as possible Do you know your school’s head lice policy?   Many school systems have altered their policies in recent years in accordance with the positions of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the National Association of School Nurses. Here are a few common head lice policies.  You should contact your school district and check to see how a diagnosis may impact your family and your child’s learning opportunities: 1. No Nits Policy The most restrictive.  If nits, head lice eggs, are present in your child’s hair, she will not be able to return to school until they’re all removed.  Unfortunately, there are no products on the market that are completely ovicidal (meaning they kill head lice eggs), and it’s quite difficult for even trained eyes to determine if the louse inside the egg is dead or alive.  Depending on the treatment you select, it can take up to 2-3 weeks to remove all head lice and nits with diligent treatment and combing. 2. No Live Lice Policy Less restrictive than a No Nits policy.  The policy states that the child will be removed from the classroom if live head lice are visible with inspection by the school nurse because of the possibility of spreading to other children with head-to-head contact.  If live lice are seen on the child’s head, they will be sent home and can return when all live lice are no longer present. 3. Open Policies Essentially allow the children to be in the classroom with head lice (discretion is exercised in extreme cases) to prevent disruption to the learning process.  Treatment is still required to remove the infestation, but the children are not prevented from being in the classroom. In July, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced new clinical guidance related to head lice and stated that they do not believe children should be removed from school for a head lice diagnosis.  In their opinion, because head lice are not known to spread disease, and the average child has been infested for several weeks before symptoms arise, the student should be treated and remain in school with caution given to direct head-to-head contact with classmates/friends. Please contact your local school system and learn how your family will be impacted should head lice make a visit to your family.  And, learn about FDA approved treatment options on our site.  AAP also asks for more involvement with health care professionals when treating head lice.  So, please call your pediatrician or family physician, your pharmacist and school nurse to ask how you should most effectively and safely treat your child should head lice make an appearance. 2010-09-07T18:24:14+00:00 http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/national-association-of-school-nurses-nasn-annual-conference-2010/ http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/national-association-of-school-nurses-nasn-annual-conference-2010/#When:17:40:38Z     We had the pleasure of attending the annual conference for the National Association of School Nurses last week (link to NASN.org).  It was the first time exhibiting for my colleague and me, and we had so much fun getting to know the nurses and learning about their head lice experiences.  Thank you to all the school nurses who stopped by our booth, shared their stories and participated in our photo caption contest (winners will be announced soon)! What did we learn? School Nurses are tired of schools being blamed for head lice outbreaks.  Direct contact with an infested person is the cause of a head lice infestation.  Schools just happen to be the environment where kids (the majority of people infested with head lice are kids between the ages of 6 and 12) congregate together and have the most direct contact.  But, a head lice outbreak is not the result of a school being unsanitary.Head lice crawl directly from one person to another……really quickly, I might add.  They do not jump or fly from person to person. Current Treatments are just not getting the job done. There’s a lot of information about head lice developing resistance to current treatments (just like bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics).  The more products are used, the more resistance will develop.  While the products available are effective (link to MHLT.com comparison chart), it’s really important that the instructions are followed carefully and treatments are applied/reapplied exactly as instructed on the package.  In some cases, perhaps the medications have failed to be completely effective or perhaps the follow-up has been less than needed.  In other cases, one family member may have been successfully treated, but another isn’t, and a re-infestation occurs.Treating head lice is a tedious (nit-picky) process.   We need more education Parents, teachers, students, etc. all need to understand how head lice affect us, how they’re spread, and how to effectively remove them from our heads and homes once identified.   We all need better education on what products and methods are available to treat a head lice infestation, what safety concerns may result from the use of a product, how much follow-up is required, and what to do if the problem simply doesn’t go away.We created DrItchy.com as an educational platform for schools, and we sponsor MyHeadLiceTreatment.com as an educational platform for the public to help provide the most accurate, relevant information possible.  By better understanding head lice, we can treat quickly, safely and effectively and resume our normal, hectic lives…..hopefully not to deal with them again.   No Nits Policies More and more schools are moving away from No Nits policies in favor of keeping students in the class room thanks to better education and understanding.  Most of the nurses we spoke with had No Live Lice policies but assess students on a case-by-case basis.  One heart-breaking story was a 6 year-old girl, being reared by her 80 year-old grandmother, who had to repeat 1st grade because of missing 62 days from school for a head lice infestation that the grandmother simply couldn’t manage.  Head lice should never be a reason for a child to have to repeat a school year in our opinion.   Most importantly, we learned that school nurses genuinely care about our children and have their best interests in mind.  We may not like receiveing the call from them informing us of an illness, bump/bruise……head lice, but they’re highly-trained health professionals who care deeply for our children and their well-being. can you add something personal like “as a mother, I thank you!”)     2010-07-08T17:40:38+00:00 http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/head-lice-references-are-everywhere/ http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/head-lice-references-are-everywhere/#When:19:08:24Z Admitting that your family has been affected by head lice is, well……embarrassing.Despite volumes of scientific information reassuring us that head lice are equal opportunity pests and seek refuge in the heads of rich/poor, clean/dirty, boy/girl, old/young, it’s never fun to admit.So, we tend to treat head lice privately and hope no one ever knows.Interestingly, though, some of our common terms come right from people having struggled with head lice for thousands of years.   So, while we may intentionally keep things quiet, their legacy has permanent roots in our culture. Here are a few terms we often use that have a direct connection to man’s battle against head lice: 1.    NitpickyDefinition: particular, detailed, finicky, critical, concerned with insignificant details Origin:  literally the origin of the term is the considerable attention, patience and thoroughness needed to remove head lice eggs from an infested person’s hair.  Head lice literally cement their eggs (nits) on the hair shaft close to the scalp to provide the perfect temperature, humidity and overall perfect conditions to incubate the egg into a hatched louse.  Nit picking is, well……tedious.Use: we often use the term when referring to someone who we believe to be unreasonable about details related to a task or project   2.    LousyDefinition:  nasty, mean, miserable, unpleasant, ill (health-related), infested with lice Origin:  originally to describe someone who was literally crawling with lice (head lice, body lice, pubic lice) and eventually transitioned into a connotation of character or health Use:  generally used as an adjective to describe the condition of something.  We call people lousy (generally mean-tempered), we feel lousy when we’re sick, and products that are cheaply made are “lousy” quality.   3.    CootiesDefinition:  a louse, especially one affecting humans (reference dictionary.com); an “imaginary” disease spread through direct contact Origin:  The earliest record is linked to WWI (1918) in a passage from Albert Depew “of course you know what the word “cooties means…..when you get near the trenches you get a course in the natural history of bugs, lice, rats, and every kid of pest that has ever been invented”.  Body lice were rampant in the trenches during WWI (reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooties)Use:  commonly popular in school aged children, often related to kids of the opposite gender.  It’s also a popular Milton Bradley game to build your own, unique “bug” and finish before anyone else 2010-06-25T19:08:24+00:00 http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/dr.-itchy/ http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/dr.-itchy/#When:18:20:02Z It's OK to giggle – it’s a silly name, and we did that intentionally.    It may sound like a villian straight out of a movie, but DrItchy.com was actually created to be a kid-friendly resource for teaching children about head lice.        Head lice are not known to transmit any diseases (especially not serious ones), and it takes a lot of patience on everyone’s behalf to deal with getting rid of them.  Unfortunately, most kids are scared of bugs, even ones that are almost impossible to see with the naked eye.  Add into the mix that having head lice often brings ridicule from classmates and friends, possibly having to miss school (depending on the school system’s/day care’s policies) and currently having to patiently sit through hours of combing – it’s not really that much fun for them! But, teaching them about head lice really doesn’t have to be a chore.  We created Dr. Itchy to bring a little levity to the subject and to use a fun character to spread educational information. The site is primarily designed for School Nurses, Teachers, and other health care professionals to have access to trusted, factual information about head lice.  There are cartoons, photos, games, downloadable presentations and letters to parents, position statements from leading health organizations. Most adults really don’t know the facts about head lice – chances are our kids don’t either.  So, please utilize these free education materials in your communities, and pass along any feedback you have to help us make the site better. 2010-04-02T18:20:02+00:00 http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/whats-the-best-way-to-handle-a-head-lice-outbreak-in-your-family/ http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/whats-the-best-way-to-handle-a-head-lice-outbreak-in-your-family/#When:17:09:46Z   Eeeeeewwwww!      That’s usually the most common reaction to a diagnosis of head lice – people who’ve dealt with them as well as people who have not.  There’s just something about these little critters that makes people’s skin crawl (literally and figuratively).But, is there a prescription for how to best react if your family is exposed or diagnosed with head lice? Freaking out may be your first instinct, but it’s not going to do anyone any good – especially a child who’s infested.  They’re already probably self-conscious about it, and the reality is, it’s not their fault.  Millions of children a year are diagnosed with head lice for no other reason that they came in contact with someone else who had it.  Clean kids, dirty kids, wealthy kids, not-so-wealthy kids.  Head lice do not discriminate! A blog post by mom, Elaine Edwards, is a fantastic example of a great reaction to finding out your kid has head lice.  Though she may have been panicked internally, she went to the proper medical authorities to have the issue diagnosed (school nurse, Pediatrician, pharmacist), sought treatment recommendations, was responsible in alerting school officials.   She was diligent in her follow-through in making sure she could locate a pharmacy that carried the prescribed treatment, and she didn’t take it out on her children. How would you react?  I hope like Elaine Edwards. 2010-04-01T17:09:46+00:00 http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/mayo-good-for-head-ice-treatment-or-better-for-picnics/ http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/mayo-good-for-head-ice-treatment-or-better-for-picnics/#When:20:00:37Z 2010-02-01T20:00:37+00:00 http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/the-value-of-your-health-care-team/ http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/the-value-of-your-health-care-team/#When:19:07:45Z As parents, we want our kids to be normal if not exceptional.  We want them to hit all their developmental milestones, to be academically sound, to have a good core social group, to be happy and healthy.Included in that “normalcy” for approximately 6 million families each year is the diagnosis of head lice……and the anxiety that comes along with it for both child and parent/caregiver.I attended  a conference this past week in San Antonio, TX (ECRM) in which we met with several pharmacy organizations.  Everyone was excited about new products becoming available for the treatment of head lice that offer an alternative to products that have been commonly used for the past 20 years.   Almost everyone we spoke with had a personal story about their own trials and tribulations with head lice.A large number of the people we had a chance to talk to are pharmacists.  Most had been in the pharmacy business for a long time and have had hundreds of customers ask their advice on how to best take care of a head ice infestation.  Our blog often recommends that you should seek the advice of a qualified health care provider in helping you decide the best way to treat head lice.After meeting with all these pharmacy organizations, it’s even more clear that people need immediate guidance from someone who is educated on the benefits and risks of products.  There are age restrictions, complex instructions, follow-up required.  Treating head lice is not as easy as picking a product, using it once and poof, the little critters disappear. So, who should you ask?   Chances are, most kids will be diagnosed by a school nurse.  Ask if they have any recommendations based upon what other families have done.  Some school systems prohibit their nurses from recommending products.  Who else should you consult? Ask your pharmacist.  They will be able to tell you about both prescription (Rx) and over-the-counter (OTC) products.  Since you’ll want to address the situation immediately, they’ll be able to tell you what is in stock, how often you’ll need to use it, what the cost associated with treatment will be, etc. Call your doctor.  There are a few prescription products on the market.  Each is a little different.  Currently, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends using Nix as the first line treatment. Depending on the severity of the infestation, your pediatrician may call a prescription in rather than recommending an OTC product.If you can’t speak with the physician, consider one of the Convenient Care Clinics becoming popular inside pharmacies.  Nurse Practitioners most commonly staff them, have either a Masters degree or a Ph.D. in nursing and can prescribe medications in almost all states.  It may be a quick, inexpensive way to get really good information and advice.Selecting an inappropriate medication can cost you a lot of time, money and frustration in the long run.  It’s always best to get the best product first (which may be more expensive) than to have to treat multiple times. 2010-01-25T19:07:45+00:00 http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/all-natural-treatments-a-better-option-for-head-lice/ http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/all-natural-treatments-a-better-option-for-head-lice/#When:14:12:23Z If you looked at the label of a food or drink you were preparing to give your child and saw dihydrogen monoxide as an ingredient, what would you do?   What if something contained phenylalanine, glutamic acid or arginine? As a mom, I’d have no problem giving my children anything with any of those ingredients – they are the scientific names for water (H2O) and common amino acids, the building blocks for all proteins. The point is that even basic elements of life (such as water) can be made to sound scary or commonplace by selecting how we choose to name and represent them.   (Photo Credit - Auburn University Office of Sustainability)   First, we should probably define what it means to be “all natural”.  All Natural:  A title usually given to products, foods, etc. that contain ingredients only found in nature.  They claim not to contain ingredients based upon processed or synthetic ingredients.                The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) does not regulate the use of “all natural” claims on products.So, is it important to choose a product that makes an all-natural claim when treating your child for head lice? That is a decision only you can make and should be made in conjunction with your child’s health care providers.What is important is for you, as the caregiver, to do your research and get the scientific facts about the product you are choosing to use?   All FDA approved products, by law, have to submit extensive clinical studies and receive approval from the FDA before they are available to the public for use.  They also have required safety monitoring.  Some treatments that were common 15 years ago are being phased out as newer, safer products emerge that put the child at a lower safety risk.   What’s important is that there is a legally-required process by which safety is monitored, and products are both introduced and removed from the public’s use. Many common treatments were originally FDA approved and became Over-the-Counter after their safety was proven as prescription-only product.  Does that mean they are without risk?  Absolutely not.  It just means they don’t require a prescription, but you should only use them exactly as they are intended (check package labeling for age restrictions and other warnings).  You should always follow directions precisely. (Photo Credit: MobileHealthNews)   The internet is full of products that make claims to be “All Natural” and “Pesticide Free”.  I'd recommending verifying if they are approved by the FDA by looking at this chart.  I’d recommend you call the manufacturer and  request scientific data to support their claims of effectively removing head lice and nits before purchasing the products.  If their website only has testimonials of satisfied customers, the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) warns “Buyer Beware”.    There are a lot of compounds that occur naturally that are not healthy for us.  Ask the parent of a child who’s allergic to peanuts or bees.  Those are natural products that could have a devastating effect on their child. Just because something is natural doesn't mean it is going to be safe for everyone.  As parents, it's our job to learn about the substances our children are exposed to.  Not all products are harmful, and some may be effective in treating head lice.     Our advice – do your research and really learn what ingredients are in the product you’re wanting to treat your child with.  ALWAYS speak with a qualified health care provider (pediatrician, family practitioner, nurse practitioner, nurse, pharmacist, etc) about what they recommend.  We advise the use of FDA approved products because of the access to credible clinical data and safety monitoring. 2010-01-15T14:12:23+00:00 http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/happy-new-year-welcome-back-to-reality-and-promise-for-a-fantastic-2010/ http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/happy-new-year-welcome-back-to-reality-and-promise-for-a-fantastic-2010/#When:18:52:31Z Happy New Year!  2010 is starting on a positive note with much optimism that all the difficulties of 2009 will be erased, and a clean slate is ahead of us.  For many of us, we’re back to work, and the kids are back in Day Care or school.  Our lives will get back to some level of normalcy following the holidays.  Just like when it’s “Back to School” season in the summer/fall, the return from a long Winter Break can bring with it some unexpected guests.Head lice outbreaks tend to peak in August/September and then again in January/February – an uncanny correlation to putting our kids in closer proximity to one another?  A question that appears to be very popular on the internet right now is how to prevent your child from getting head lice?  There are a lot of companies promoting products that are 100% guaranteed to prevent your child from getting head lice.  Any truth in advertising?   Most entomologists (scientists who study bugs) would say no.   There are common sense ways to AVOID getting head lice, but there are no guaranteed products, actions that prevent head lice infestations.Here are a few facts to take into consideration: 1.  Head Lice prefer clean to dirty heads         Don’t stop practicing good hygiene.  Just know that the oils/dirt on an unwashed head make it harder for head lice to grasp the hair shaft. 2.  Head lice do not fly or jump         They don’t have wings, so they can’t fly.  But, they do have 6 well-adapted legs that make it easy for them to crawl VERY quickly from one person to another with direct contact.         Preventing kids from sharing personal items such as hats, brushes, clothing (like turtlenecks) that may come in contact with the back of the neck may help reduce the likelihood of contracting head lice from someone else. 3.  No product is 100% guaranteed to treat or prevent head lice         If you see something online or in a store that says it kills both head lice and nits (eggs) in 10 seconds guaranteed, buyer beware.  Ask for scientific information to prove those claims.  Most products ont he market aren’t FDA-approved, so they can make marketing claims despite little to no scientific evidence.  No product has been FDA approved to prevent head lice from spreading – many are approved to treat an outbreak when it is identified.  Please visit our comparison of FDA approved products and speak with a health care professional to choose the best one for your family should an outbreak occur in your house. 4.  Lice can only live off the head for 1-2 days         If you learn that a playmate or family member has head lice, don’t panic and go into an extreme cleaning frenzy.  Do your normal housekeeping (launder items that may have come in contact in HOT water), vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture, and sterilize hair brushes (or replace with new ones if possible).  Without the warmth of the human head and a food source (human blood), the head lice will be incapable of mating and will die in a few days.Most importantly, always contact a health care provider to verify if your child actually does have head lice.  The American Academy of Pediatrics defines an infestation as the presence of live head lice on the scalp or in the hair.  It is difficult to identify head lice and nits, so only a trained eye should make that diagnosis and then recommend the most appropriate treatment.  Be certain to follow-up exactly as recommended per the product’s instructions.Good luck.  I hope 2010 is head lice free for all of us. 2010-01-07T18:52:31+00:00 http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/how-to-avoid-unwanted-guests-during-the-holidays2/ http://www.myheadlicetreatment.com/site/how-to-avoid-unwanted-guests-during-the-holidays2/#When:18:01:29Z We all have those distant relatives who we secretly hope are committed to other events over the holidays.  But, these are not the kind of unwanted guests I’m writing about today. There are a few times during the year that cases of head lice spike.  One is the return to school in the Summer/Fall (as Staples so brilliantly characterized in their “Most Wonderful Time of the Year” commercial), another is during Summer Camps (as reported by the Centers for Disease Control)   And, yet another is the return to school from Winter Break.Why?  What can you do to prevent it?  Do you want the good news or the bad news first? The bad news is that there are no proven ways to prevent your child from getting head lice, despite the claims of many products and advice on many websites.  Head lice are spread by direct head to head contact.  They don’t fly or jump from one person to the next.  Instead, they crawl quickly – really quickly. The good news is that some common sense and general housecleaning can help your family avoid head lice.Here are some things to take into consideration: 1.     Avoid sharing hats, scarves, other items that may come in direct contact with someone’s head/neck                     Even if it seems fun to spread Santa’s hat around the dinner table, this is an easy way to spread head lice to the whole family. 2.    Practice good, general housekeeping                    Vacuum the house, wash all the linens and clothes if you know you have a head lice outbreak If you have people visit over the holidays, make sure to wash their bed sheets, etc. once they’ve left – just to be safe.  Don’t go overboard bagging stuffed animals into garbage bags for weeks (if you know of a diagnosed head lice outbreak) – head lice only live off the host for ~36-48 hours. The American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Richard Pollack (Harvard University) both advise against the use of sprays to rid the house of head lice – as stated above, head lice are only viable for a few hours off the head.  Your general housekeeping should take care of any head lice that may be in the house.DON’T use flea bombs or items not intended for head lice.  Not only are they not scientifically proven to work, but they may be more dangerous to the home environment.Though many products claim that they can prevent a head lice infestation, use of certain shampoos, etc., they are not scientifically proven to be able to do so.  Most are expensive but likely not harmful.  You can certainly try them, but don’t expect them to be 100% effective in preventing head lice from making an unexpected visit. Should you find that head lice do make an unexpected visit to your home over the holidays, don’t panic.  Seek the advice of a trusted health care professional to make certain you are treating the infestation safely and effectively so your child’s return to school isn’t delayed.Happy Holidays! 2009-12-22T18:01:29+00:00 web tasarım reklam reklam ver web hosting cam mozaik cam mozaik radyo hosting cam mozaik cam mozaik cam mozaikler indir cam mozaik video izle sanal tur rent a car Parke Taşı dış çephe alan sorgulama domain sorgulama