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Forensic doctor explains her lice-related diagnosis at negligent homicide trial

Nov. 16—The negligent homicide trial of Christian Cummings enters its fourth day on Thursday with a doctor from the state's largest health care corporation expected to explain whether lice are dangerous or not. Dr. Resmiye Oral, the head of Dartmouth Health Child Advocacy and Protection Program, will likely be asked to address the organization's guidance on lice. Lice have become a key focus in the trial, where a jury will decide if Cummings, 24, is guilty in the negligent homicide death of his 1 1/2 -year-old daughter Kamryn Cummings in February 2019. Authorities say she was a victim of neglect, and an autopsy determined lice infestation was a contributing cause, said Dr. Christine James, a former New Hampshire deputy medical examiner who performed the autopsy. James testified …

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Color Me Healthy

More than just a tool to keep children occupied, coloring books provide an entertaining, friendly, and interactive medium that can simplify otherwise complicated health-related subjects. Important public-health issues are conveyed to children in coloring books in a way that can transform an unpleasant subject into an engaging learning opportunity. For instance, it is uncommon to associate the word “cute” with “lice,” however the The Latest Greatest Coloring Book About Lice, a collection item in the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) historical Prints & Photographs collection, achieves such a feat. This 10 page teaching tool produced by The National Pediculosis Association (NPA) contains whimsical drawings of lice in a story about where they live, how they move, and how people can get …

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A creepy-crawly head bug one Fargo mother can’t rid her daughter of

"It's a bug one Fargo mother can't shake and it’s costing her roughly $600 dollars to rid her daughter of head lice. Parent Jamie White had heard of other kids complaining about lice in the classroom. We spoke to the family who said this is in fact where her child keeps picking up the bug. They want to see more preventative efforts taken." -- Source: Valley News …

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