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Article: Life: Don't be such a nit twit; Dispelling head lice myths Parents and children dread catching head lice but they are one of the hazards of everyday life. DIANE PARKES reports.(ROP)
- Article from:
- Birmingham Evening Mail (England)
- Article date:
- July 16, 2001
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Byline: Diaane Parkes
IT is an image we all remember - being lined up so the 'nit nurse' could have a poke about in our hair to make sure we were clear. And we all know the relief when we were told we were fine.
But head lice is a constantly occurring problem. We could be clear in the morning but have a rapidly growing colony on our heads by that afternoon.
At any one time there will be thousands of children and adults in the UK carrying them.
The old idea of a 'nit nurse' has now been largely replaced by nurses working in an educative ...