'Super lice' leave parents scratching their heads

THEY'VE been dubbed "super lice" and they can't be killed by conventional means. They are leaving growing numbers of parents scratching their heads as they battle to rid their children of head lice and nits.
Rick Speare, a professor in public health at James Cook University, said many of Australia's head lice treatments were no longer effective, with research showing resistance to insecticide-based treatments had grown rapidly over the past decade.
After failing to kill head lice on her daughter, 8, using store-bought treatments, Melissa Barrett took matters into her own hands.
The research nurse experimented, eventually hitting upon a successful formula using wormwood, an old-fashioned remedy for fleas.
As a result she has launched Hit Nitz 4 6, which she claims is effective against super lice.


Source: news.com.au