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  The Human Louse and Disease
Recent studies support the critical need for preparedness and lice prevention.
  Massachusetts Child Protection Act
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
 

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