European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The proximity of children with one another makes schools regardless of cleanliness Ripe for the spread of lice. In Winter lice go to the Heads of the class -. F. I  -. -.-. By Sandra Crockett the Baltimore Sun Ive credit to Denise Murphy a Day care provider in Baltimore. She courageously stepped Forward and admitted this startling news children under her care had a problem with head lice last Winter. That admission in t really startling considering 8 million people mostly children bring Home these wingless bloodsucking parasites each year. For those children and their parents head lice Are an unpleasant fact of life. Yet there is still an undeniable stigma surrounding lice and paranoia about discussing it. The hardest thing is realizing that you have it Murphy says. She s not exaggerating. A round of phone Calls to Public and private. Schools revealed that nearly All have had problems with lice at one time or another. But school officials and parents Are reluctant to talk about it publicly. It s As if they be taken an oath not to divulge a sordid secret. Message to parents chill out already. We Are talking head lice. It is absolutely no indicator of cleanliness and neither fatal nor life threatening. Kids get lice from each other. The parasites Don t hop jump or Fly but they move easily from head to head. So any place children congregate can be a Breeding ground for the insects. And children who share hats pillows Combs or brushes Are especially vulnerable to infestation. But once they have lice getting rid of them can be a Nightmare for parents says Lennie Copeland a Mother in Mill tuesday november 29,1994 Valley calif., whose daughter Ashley 12, came Home with head lice five times in one year she became an expert in the Art of lice eradication an arduous process that involves repeated treatments with a special lice shampoo combing scalps for nits and thoroughly washing sheets towels hats rugs and every other potential source of contamination. Here Are some facts on lice they Are parasitic insects. They have no wings a Flat body and Are about one tenth of an Inch Long. Their six legs have claws that grab the hair and skin. They live on the human Scalp surviving by biting and sucking blood. An adult female Louse lays up to 10 eggs a Day for about a week. The eggs called nits Are transparent and blend in with All colors of hair. The eggs Hatch in a week to 10 Days. The Young Louse called a Nymph begins looking for blood. After sucking blood it becomes a tiny red Dot and molts about three times in the next nine Days. Adult lice which can live up to 30 Days begin forming family units after seven to 10 Days repeating the life Cyde. Lice will crawl on an adult s head but children Are More Likely to get lice because they play closer together and share clothing. It is rare for african americans to it head lice because the insect s claws have not adapted to their curly hair patterns says David Taplin of the University of Miami school of Medicine. Tips for turning out the lice following Are Steps to treat an outbreak of head lice. Be prepared particularly if you have children Ages 5 to 12. Keep a bottle of lice treatment and a nit comb on hand. Check expiration dates for any lice treatments. Check your child s head under a Bright Light you May need a magnifying Glass. Use a pointed stick for separating hairs a letter opener toothpick or chopsticks. Starting at the Nape of the neck part the hair in a straight line and Check the exposed Scalp for any speck. Focus on the Root of each hair because lice hide at the Bottom and behind the hair Shaft Check the entire head. Seeing just one Louse Calls for treatment All family members should be checked. Call the parents of children your child has been around. Shampoo your child s hair and place the child s clothes immediately in the washing machine Towel dry hair and cover child s eyes with a clean Towel. Treat cd i id s hair in the sink. A. Hot Shower or Bath Means the pores in the Scalp will open allowing the medic slide or lice treatment to penetrate follow instructions on the lice treatment when applying. Do not leave on longer than the instructions advise. Lice treatments Are for the most part pesticides. While the lice treatment is on the head consider laundering All possible contaminated items. That includes sheets bedding clothes Etc. Rinse hair Towel dry then use a nit comb to remove dead lice and nits. In Case you May have missed one of the lice you May want to apply the lice treatment again in one to two weeks depending on when the instructions say it is Safe. The Baltimore Sun to your health Early heart surgery risk of prostate cancer by Simeon Margolis the Baltimore Sun Alf a two of my acquaintances have had heart transplants in their 30s. What problem can require a transplant at that Early age although it is a relatively uncommon form of heart disease cardiomyopathy is the most common disorder resulting in a heart transplant in Young people. Cardiomyopathy is a term used to describe several types of abnormalities of the muscle myocardium of the left ventricle the heart chamber that pumps blood via the Aorta to the rest of the body. In dilated or congestive cardiomyopathy the Wall of the left ventricle is thin while the cavity holding blood within the left ventricle is enlarged or dilated 1. Viral infections of the myocardium and alcoholism can produce dilated cardiomyopathy but in the vast majority of cases the cause is unknown. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy results from a thickening of the muscle of the left ventricle associated with a reduced size of the ventricular cavity. This form of cardiomyopathy can be inherited. In restrictive cardiomyopathy the heart is stiffened by substances like Iron or proteins. In most cases cardiomyopathy develops slowly and produces no symptoms until far advanced. The Type of cardiomyopathy determines to some extent the kind of symptoms and the Long term outcome of these disorders. My brother was operated on for prostate cancer. Does that mean that i have an increased danger of prostate cancer a number of studies has shown that men have a significantly higher risk of developing prostate cancer if other family members have the disease. The magnitude of the increased risk depends on three factors the number of family members affected the closeness of the family relationship and the age of diagnosis of prostate cancer in the family member. The risk is greater if the affected family member is a first degree relative father or son rather than a second degree relative such As Grandfather or Uncle. The risk is increased somewhat More if the disorder is discovered in one first degree relative before they reach the age of 55 the risk is seven fold higher if two or More other first degree relatives develop prostate cancer at such an Early age. There appears to be no increased risk if your brother or father was More than 70 years old when prostate cancer was diagnosed so Long As no other family member has the disease. It is not Clear if familial prostate cancer is due to the inheritance of an abnormal Gene or to exposure to an identical environmental Carcinogen. Or. 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