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TREATING OR OVERTREATING HEAD LICE WITH CHEMICALS CAN BE DANGEROUS, WARNS POISON CONTROL CENTER
October 14, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 14 -- The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center issued the following news release:

As students return to school and are routinely checked for head lice, parents are warned to take care in selecting and using the various over-the-counter products sold to treat this condition.

"The greatest concern the poison center has is the harm associated with the well-meaning but misguided use of toxic substances to get rid of head lice," sai . . .

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