http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/18/bedbugs-a-health-issue/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Fri, 16 May 2008 07:55:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/18/bedbugs-a-health-issue/#comment-7987 nobugsonme Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:42:30 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/18/bedbugs-a-health-issue/#comment-7987 promoted to "FAQ: Are bed bugs a health issue?" under <a href="http://bedbugger.com/faqs/skin/" rel="nofollow">Bed bugs, health, skin and bites</a> promoted to “FAQ: Are bed bugs a health issue?” under
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]]> http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/18/bedbugs-a-health-issue/#comment-2298 World exclusive: Bedbuggers experiment with being bitten, on purpose! | bedbugger Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:14:50 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/18/bedbugs-a-health-issue/#comment-2298 [...] some background on bed bug bites, here’s an article from last October about doctors (not) diagnosing them, which links to a number of photos of bed bug bites that do, [...] […] some background on bed bug bites, here’s an article from last October about doctors (not) diagnosing them, which links to a number of photos of bed bug bites that do, […]

]]> http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/18/bedbugs-a-health-issue/#comment-2297 wantmyskinback Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:00:43 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/18/bedbugs-a-health-issue/#comment-2297 There are some excellent photos in this past article---that are relevant to today's World Exclusive Story by S. There are some excellent photos in this past article—that are relevant to today’s World Exclusive Story by S.

]]> http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/18/bedbugs-a-health-issue/#comment-82 more from Pennsylvania « Bedbugger Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:13:01 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/18/bedbugs-a-health-issue/#comment-82 [...] Yes, and no. They’re big enough to be seen, sure, but it’s important for people to know that they may hide in locations other than your mattress (where they’re easier to spot), and they also have five life stages. The smallest is speck-like (one journalist compared the size of the smallest ones to the size of a period in the New York Times). I’m a bit sensitive on this point; my own doctor has been taking this kind of “you’ll see them” advice to heart, and refused to believe I even had them. That’s not to say my experience is typical; most people with infestations do see some bedbugs at some point. But it is not a done deal, and it certainly is not guaranteed they’ll be in any way infesting your actual bed. We were overjoyed to find our bed looked brand new, assuming at first this meant no bedbugs. [...] […] Yes, and no. They’re big enough to be seen, sure, but it’s important for people to know that they may hide in locations other than your mattress (where they’re easier to spot), and they also have five life stages. The smallest is speck-like (one journalist compared the size of the smallest ones to the size of a period in the New York Times). I’m a bit sensitive on this point; my own doctor has been taking this kind of “you’ll see them” advice to heart, and refused to believe I even had them. That’s not to say my experience is typical; most people with infestations do see some bedbugs at some point. But it is not a done deal, and it certainly is not guaranteed they’ll be in any way infesting your actual bed. We were overjoyed to find our bed looked brand new, assuming at first this meant no bedbugs. […]

]]> http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/18/bedbugs-a-health-issue/#comment-81 nobugsonme Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:12:42 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/18/bedbugs-a-health-issue/#comment-81 Yes-- I was folding my laundry into XL ziplocs at the laundromat when that commercial came on! Good for webmd. Yes– I was folding my laundry into XL ziplocs at the laundromat when that commercial came on! Good for webmd.

]]> http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/18/bedbugs-a-health-issue/#comment-80 Caryn Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:12:26 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2006/10/18/bedbugs-a-health-issue/#comment-80 Have you seen that new WebMD commercial with people talking about different ailments they've had (and presumably looked up on WebMD)? One of the women says, "My roommate has bedbugs." So I guess WebMD considers it a health issue. (And so do I, of course. A mental health issue. Seriously. Traumatizing. People have no idea.) Have you seen that new WebMD commercial with people talking about different ailments they’ve had (and presumably looked up on WebMD)? One of the women says, “My roommate has bedbugs.” So I guess WebMD considers it a health issue. (And so do I, of course. A mental health issue. Seriously. Traumatizing. People have no idea.)

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