Archive for June, 2009

Manhattan Pharmaceuticals Provides Corporate Update on Hedrin and … - GlobeNewsWire (press release)

Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Manhattan Pharmaceuticals Provides Corporate Update on Hedrin and
GlobeNewsWire (press release), CA
Hedrin is a next generation, non-pesticide treatment for head lice and is currently being developed as a 1-hour head lice treatment by and through a joint venture with Nordic Biotech. Hedrin was designated as a Class III medical device by the Food and

Parents question academic plans for 8th grade - Shelter Island Reporter

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Shelter Island Reporter
Parents question academic plans for 8th grade
Shelter Island Reporter, NY
The board approved participation in a head lice study recommended by the school nurse, Mary Kanarvogel. The product being tested is called Lice MD. While it has been on the market for two years and is available at the Shelter Island Heights Pharmacy,

PETA Says No More Fly-Killing, Sends Obama a Humane Fly Catcher - ABC News

Thursday, June 18th, 2009
PETA Says No More Fly-Killing, Sends Obama a Humane Fly Catcher
ABC News
Gotcha! Let's hope roaches, head lice and bedbugs infest the homes of these PETA folks. That will be a wake up call. What's next? PETA telling us not to use our mouth wash or hand soaps? Germs have a right to live too.lol.

Wild Neighbors: Parasites Regained: The Case of the Beaver Mites - Berkeley Daily Planet

Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Wild Neighbors: Parasites Regained: The Case of the Beaver Mites
Berkeley Daily Planet, CA
No single beaver would have the full set of, say, head mites, but some have more than one. You might think these clusters of specialized parasite species had adapted to some physical feature of the host's head, or back, or belly, as the gopher lice

Even If You Don't Use Pesticides, Your Home May Harbor Them - Daily Green

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Daily Green
Even If You Don't Use Pesticides, Your Home May Harbor Them
Daily Green
The most commonly found pesticides are listed here in order of the most to least common: Permethrin (an insecticide found in some head lice treatments, pet flea and tick products and other insect repellents) was found in 89% of homes tested.

How to treat head lice - USA Today

Monday, June 15th, 2009

USA Today
How to treat head lice
USA Today
By H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Head lice, called pediculus capitis by scientists, are small parasitic insects. They live only in human hair, grasping the shaft and feeding once a day by sucking tiny amounts of blood from the
National Bug Busting Day Hotline Confirmed, UK Medical News Today (press release)
National Bug Busting Day, headlice and a new way to get rid of them? Times Online Blogs
Pre-camp nit-picking: Lice don't take summer off USA Today
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EU looks for lice in the head of Iran - Ennahar

Monday, June 15th, 2009
EU looks for lice in the head of Iran
Ennahar, Algeria
The foreign ministers of the EU called on Iran Monday to investigate the conduct of the presidential election in Iran and deplored “the use of force against peaceful demonstrators”… Were they really peaceful? Noting the results announced by the

Kid's Health News: Don't Let Head Lice Camp Out This Summer - Emediawire (press release)

Monday, June 15th, 2009
Kid's Health News: Don't Let Head Lice Camp Out This Summer
Emediawire (press release), WA
Now is the perfect opportunity to remind children to not share personal items, like baseball hats, bike helmets, pool towels, and brushes, to help make sure to keep head lice at bay. Head lice is a common condition - affecting six to 12 million

National Bug Busting Day, headlice and a new way to get rid of them? - Times Online Blogs

Monday, June 15th, 2009
National Bug Busting Day, headlice and a new way to get rid of them?
Times Online Blogs
It's National Bug Busting Day today, so what better time to remind you all about the best ways to deal with nits and headlice. Please read my headlice 101
National Bug Busting Day Hotline Confirmed, UKMedical News Today (press release)

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National Bug Busting Day Hotline Confirmed, UK - Medical News Today (press release)

Monday, June 15th, 2009
National Bug Busting Day Hotline Confirmed, UK
Medical News Today (press release), UK
It's the day for families everywhere to check their hair for traces of head lice and nits. In support of this Department of Health incentive, The Hairforce are setting up a Head Lice Check & Clear Hotline (0844 848 5948) for people to call-in and
National Bug Busting Day, headlice and a new way to get rid of them? Times Online Blogs
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