THERE are a lot of pluses to our modern society: infrared thermometers are much less invasive than their rectal predecessors and blood glucose monitors can connect to smartphones allowing parents of children with type-1 diabetes monitor blood sugar levels.
Unfortunately, not all advancements have been so positive.
While you may see your smartphone as an invaluable device for day-to-day living, its front of screen camera has become a health hazard of sorts.
The rise of the selfie has been identified as a major cause of an explosion of head-lice with children and teens desperately touching heads to get a great photo of a ridiculous-looking duck-faced-pout.
Once common in primary schools, Irish head lice specialist, Sinead O'Reilly, said nits had crept into secondary schools, with teenagers staring at screens together, hugging and posing for selfies, contributing to the problem.
Meanwhile, pharmacist Cormac Spooner has urged parents to put "nit watch" at the top of their list of things to do.
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