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The Human Louse and Disease
Recent studies support the critical need for preparedness and lice prevention. |
| Nov 17 |
Head Lice Prevention Campaign Lasts all Year Long!
A CombFirst reminder for Back to School after Thanksgiving holiday.
-- Source: National Pediculosis Association® |
| Oct 26 |
Children are guinea pigs in uncontrolled experiment
Of the 84,000 chemicals on the market today -- many of which are in objects that people come into contact with every day -- only about 1 percent of them have been studied for safety.
-- Source: CNN News |
| Oct 7 |
Protecting Children's Health: The National Pesticide Program
New EPA Publication
-- Source: The United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| Sep 14 |
Supposedly ‘Safe’ Pesticides
Now First in Poisonings
-- Source: The Center for Public Integrity |
| July 27 |
National Pediculosis Association Says CombFirst! 2010-2011
Back-to-school head lice prevention campaign
-- Source: National Pediculosis Association® |
| July 26 |
WSJ Writer Talks from Experience
A video of her sharing information
-- Source: Wall Street Journal |
| June 28 |
The National Science Foundation's Project on Lice
What lice reveal about the history of human migration, a new nonchemical invention for families, and high res images
-- Source: nsf.gov |
| May 25 |
New informative video on pediculosis
Shows Lice Assassins combing for lice and nits!
-- Source: brightcove.com |
| May 19 |
US Pharmacist
New Approaches May Help Overcome Pediculicide Resistance
-- Source: USPharmacist.com |
| May 19 |
Malathion Risks
See what US government says
-- Source: MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health) - www.nlm.nih.gov |
| May 16 |
Pesticides including malathion
Study reports increased risk of ADHD
-- Source: Los Angeles Times - latimes.com |
| May 11 |
FDA Initiates Bad Ad Reporting
Helping FDA make sure prescription advertising and promotion is truthful and not misleading.
-- Source: FDA - U.S. Food and Drug Administrations - fda.gov |
| May 4 |
Larada Sciences Launch LouseBuster™ device
A non-chemical way to kill lice and nits before combing them out.
-- Source: Larada Science - Lousebuster.com |
| Apr 21 |
PSR Supports Newly Introduced Safe Chemicals Act
Physicians for Social Responsibility supports the "Safe Chemicals Act of 2010", seeks improvement before enactment.
-- Source: Physicians for Social Responsibility |
| Apr 15 |
Safe Chemicals Act of 2010
Amending the Toxic Substances Control Act that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other purposes
-- Source: THOMAS, The Library of Congress |
| Mar 30 |
Body lice originate from head lice
Until now, head lice and body lice were thought to be different species.
-- Source: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (National Center for Scientific Research, France) |
| Mar 17 |
Hearing on the Government Accountability
Efforts to Protect Children's Health
-- Source: U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works |
| Mar 17 |
Testimony, Hearing on the Government Accountability 
Ted Schettler MD, MPH
-- Source: U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works |
| Mar 17 |
Testimony, Hearing on the Government Accountability
Gina Solomon MD, MPH
-- Source: U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works |
| Feb 22 |
Endocrine Disruption Prevention Act 2009-2010
Research and Prevention
-- Source: GovTrack.us |
| Feb 4 |
Senate Hearing on Chemical Exposure
Current science on public exposures to toxic chemicals.
-- Source: Pacifica Radio |
