Lice Clinics of America Debunk Myths and Gives Tips

September is Head Lice Awareness Month

Head lice are found worldwide. In the United States, infestation with head lice is most common among pre-school children attending child care, elementary schoolchildren, and the household members of infested children. Although reliable data on how many people in the United States get head lice each year are not available, an estimated 6 million to 12 million infestations occur each year in the United States among children 3 to 11 years of age n the United States, according to the CDC.

“With the kids back in school in the classroom now, socializing, playing and working together on school projects we are more aware of it this time of year,” said Dr. Krista Lauer, medical director, Lice Clinics of America. “Head lice do not spread any diseases. They do not cause any long term health issues. They are really nothing more than a medical nuisance. There a lot of myths and stigmas about head lice; head lice don’t jump and they don’t hawk. They are not dangerous. They simply mean your children have close social interactions with each other.”

Symptoms of Lice Include:

• Scratching; however, it may not start right away. Sometimes it may take weeks.
• Things moving. Child may complain moving around or tickling on their head.
• Small bumps or sores. You may also notice small red bumps or sores from scratching.

Lice Clinics of America® the world’s largest network of professional lice treatment centers and the exclusive provider of the “one and done” heated-air lice treatment, is launching a handheld OneCure™ device for use in the home. A first-of-its-kind, the FDA-cleared OneCure is clinically proven to kill lice, super lice and 99.2 percent of eggs in a single treatment that takes about one hour.

Using proprietary heated air technology that was initially developed and patented by the University of Utah, the OneCure device utilizes precision-controlled heated air that consistently and evenly distributes airflow through disposable OneCure tips.

Clinical studies done on over 500 people with head lice demonstrated the safety and efficacy of the AirAllé® device. Since then, the device has been used to successfully treat hundreds of thousands of lice infestations. These professional lice treatments are available at Lice Clinics of America only.

If you can’t get to a Lice Clinics of America location or rather do-it-yourself Lice Clinics of America has available OneCure™ device for use at home and is available at Amazon.com. The kit comes with the device, two single-use OneCure tips, one lice comb, one bottle of non-toxic, pesticide-free liquid gel and gel applicator to comb out lice and egg debris post-treatment.

For more information and locations visit Lice Clinics of America

More About Krista Lauer

Dr. Krista Lauer is currently the Medical Director of Lice Clinics of America. She started her career by completing her Bachelor of Science in Physiology and Pharmacology from University of Western Ontario. She then continued medical school at University of Western Ontario and completed her family practice residency at the University of British Columbia. She has previously served as a family practitioner for over 18 years and most recently was the medical director for Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield.

With over 20 years of experience in the medical field, Dr. Lauer has seen countless families suffer from head lice infestations. As the current Medical Director of Lice Clinics of America, Dr. Lauer works with families and clinic owners to provide a solution to head lice and ease parents’ worries each day.

During her free time, Dr. Lauer enjoys spending time with her family and takes advantage of the downhill skiing in Salt Lake City.

About Lice Clinics of America

With more than 350 clinics worldwide in 36 countries, Lice Clinics of America (www.LiceClinicsOfAmerica.com) is the largest network of professional head lice treatment centers in the world. Its patented heated-air device, AirAllé, has effectively performed more than 400,000 head lice treatments. Lice Clinics of America and AirAllé (www.airalle.com) are brands owned by Larada Sciences™, Inc., which is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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