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Lice advice
Photo credit: Newsday / Ken Sawchuk | Chris Bonanno, a co-owner of FairyLiceMothers carefully performs a recheck for head lice on Kevin Ourvan, 6, of Manhattan. Kevin and his brother Jake both were here for a follow-up visit. (October 2009)
With money tight, not all families can afford $100 an hour or more for treatment of head lice.
The Fairy LiceMothers will offer a home delousing kit for those who cannot afford treatments. Available some time this month for $30 to $40, the kit will include organic mousse, shampoo and a nit comb.
Like most experts, the Fairy LiceMothers said combing lice and nits out of the hair is the...
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