Archive for April 1st, 2009

Vadim’s New Venture: ‘Ask Vanessa,’ Eco Advice Columnist - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Vadim’s New Venture: ‘Ask Vanessa,’ Eco Advice Columnist
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA
Since January, via “Ask Vanessa,” her weekly column on MotherNatureNetwork.com, Vadim has fielded consumer questions on everything from head lice (she advocates nitpicking and smothering them with olive oil rather than a chemical solution) to recycling ...

Lice Genomes: Pieces of a New Puzzle - MedIndia

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Lice Genomes: Pieces of a New Puzzle
MedIndia, India
The lice that plague humans (head lice, body lice, and pubic lice) fall into the category of "sucking lice," feeding on the blood of the host. Scientists have recently sequenced the genome of one of these sucking lice, the body louse (Pediculus ...

Demand legislators vote for real reforms - Chicago Sun-Times

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Demand legislators vote for real reforms
Chicago Sun-Times, United States
Whether it's the governor, legislators, mayors, judges, or aldermen, Illinois government needs the kind of scrubbing you give a 5-year-old with head lice. But land mines await in Springfield. In the corridors of the capitol, smirking faces talk about ...

Peach Buzz - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Peach Buzz
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA
Since January, via “Ask Vanessa,” her weekly column on mothernaturenetwork.com, Vadim has fielded questions on everything from head lice (she advocates nitpicking and smothering them with olive oil rather than a chemical solution) to recycling ...