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Head lice frustrations driving some parents to risky treatments (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Ilovethebomb to c/newzealand

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$60 for enough nit shampoo to treat five kids is pretty brutal, I'd have thought we could do better than that.

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Shaving all the hair off is free!

[–] Ilovethebomb 6 points 3 weeks ago

Spot the poor kid.

[–] liv 3 points 3 weeks ago

It mentions it.

have heard of people at school who have ended up using flea treatment as a course of action. Or even little girls, I know one of my son's friends had to have her hair shaved...

[–] liv 4 points 3 weeks ago

This is really not good for the kids who are in that situation. It should be fully subsidised.