Manhattan Pharmaceuticals Announces Amendment of Joint Venture Deal With Nordic Biotech Jun 13, 2008
NEW YORK, June 13, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB: - ) today announced that the FDA has directed Hedrin(tm), a novel, non-insecticide treatment for pediculosis (head lice), to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) division of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for review as a device ... According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, an estimated 6 to 12 million Americans have pediculosis each year, with pre-school and elementary age... (Primezone Releases)
Drummy: Dealing with pediculosis May 22, 2008
Pediculosis is an infestation of the hairy parts of the body or clothing with lice ... Who gets pediculosis ... Pediculosis is easily transmitted from person to person during direct contact. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
Pediculosis policy heads for passage May 14, 2008
The board voted to approve a first reading of a proposal that would allow students sent home with pediculosis to return to school even if they still have nits, or eggs, in their hair if the school nurse or designee allows it ... Susan Cobin taught pre-school through Grade 3 and saw pediculosis up close more than once ... At the beginning of the school year, two middle school children showed up with lice and a small cluster of six students developed pediculosis just before the Christmas holiday,... (Courier Publications, ME)
The Meaning of Lice Mar 3, 2008
Business Listing National Pediculosis Association. more stories like this. (Boston Globe)
New head lice policy proposed Feb 26, 2008
BELFAST The reappearance of head lice in three 4 schools and new treatment have prompted a proposal to change school district policy on pediculosis ... The head lice problem appeared at Troy Howard Middle School, Captain Albert Stevens School, and Kermit Nickerson School in Swanville this year, Mailloux said, but he said he doesnt recall a year when pediculosis didnt show up, especially elementary schools ... It takes about two weeks to get rid of pediculosis, she said. (Courier Publications, ME)
Harmful Pesticides Found In All People Tested Jan 6, 2008
s); hexachlorobenzene, a compound used as fungicide and currently released by industrial processes; PCB s: compounds related to industrial processes; and Hexaclorociclohexano, used as an insecticide and currently used in scabies and pediculosis treatment. The study carried out by the University of Granada concluded that 100% of subjects analyzed had DDE in their bodies, a substance banned in Spain, and other very frequent components such as PCB-153 (present in 92% of people), HCB (91%), PCB-180... (Science Daily)
National Pediculosis Association Urges Families to Screen, Detect, Remove, Protect Aug 29, 2007
National Pediculosis Association, sponsors of the month-long educational event, has developed a new mantra to guide prevention activities ... Newton, MA (PRWEB) August 29, 2007 -- The National Pediculosis Association () is heading into September's National Head Lice Prevention Month with a brand new mantra to help parents remember the single most effective phrase for protecting their children from head lice - "screen, detect, remove, protect!" It's the 22nd year for the event, designed to raise... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Head Lice Treatments Aug 23, 2007
The National Pediculosis Association recommends the LiceMeister Comb. Nit combs are specially designed with very fine steel teeth to grasp nits and lice and remove them from the hair shaft. (Suite101.com)
Sexually transmitted infection Jun 2, 2007
Pediculosis pubis [pubic lice. Sarcoptes scabiei [scabies. (Suite101.com)
Lice policy eggs on infestation, parents say Feb 9, 2007
However, the National Pediculosis Association, a non-profit head lice awareness group, says more than 90 percent of nits hatch within a week to 11 days and mature in another eight to nine days. "The live lice will live for about 22 more days, laying the next generation of nits," according to the association. (Daily Triplicate)
Lice Create Lousy Situations For Families Feb 8, 2007
None of the over-the-counter and prescription treatments are totally safe or scientifically proven 100 percent effective, according to the National Pediculosis Association, a nonprofit organization. Studies also show that lice might have become resistant to the pesticides in the products. (WNBC.com, NY)
District's relaxed policy leaves some parents scratching heads Jan 31, 2007
"This is politics and product marketing, not public health," said Deborah Altschuler, director of the non-profit head lice awareness group, the National Pediculosis Association. She also thinks companies selling lice-killing products supported the research to sell more products. (Daily Triplicate)
Victory in louse wars? Nov 13, 2006
Every year, 6 million to 12 million Americans are infested with head lice, regardless of socioeconomic status, says Deborah Altschuler, director of the National Pediculosis Assn. Annual sales of anti-louse shampoos exceed $160 million, according to some estimates and for years, the insecticides they contain have been the gold standard for getting rid of head lice. But recent reports suggest that many lice alive today have inherited mutations rendering them impervious to common treatments such as... (Los Angeles Times)
Hot Air Blows Away Head Lice Infestations Nov 9, 2006
For children with pediculosis, the best of six approaches to a delousing blast of hot dry air killed 98% of lice eggs and 80% of hatched lice, curing nearly all infestations, reported Dale H. Clayton, Ph ... Six to twelve million cases of pediculosis occur in the United States annually. (MedPage Today)
Hot air device dries out head lice, inventors say Nov 7, 2006
The research was partly supported by the National Pediculosis Association, a nonprofit group based in Needham, Massachusetts, that wants to end chemical treatment of lice. Richard Pollack, a Harvard University researcher and an authority on lice, said shampoos don't deserve a bad reputation. (CNN)
Study shows hot, dry air device eradicates head lice Nov 7, 2006
"Each year, millions of children are infested with head lice, a condition known as pediculosis, which is responsible for tens of millions of lost school days," the study's authors write. "Head lice have evolved resistance to many of the currently used pediculicides [insecticide shampoos]. ... Hot air is an effective, safe treatment and one to which lice are unlikely to evolve resistance.". (Xinhuanet, China)
'LouseBuster' instrument shown to kill head lice Nov 7, 2006
Supporters of the research include the Utah Center of Excellence Program, University of Utah, Primary Children's Medical Center Foundation and the National Pediculosis Association. The development was also funded in part by the National Science Foundation. (EurekAlert!)
'Dry air' device kills head lice Nov 6, 2006
Head lice are a common problem, particularly among schoolchildren, with some classes suffering multiple outbreaks of the condition, pediculosis, in a single school year. A single louse can lay dozens of eggs, called nits, in the hair at the rate of three a day. (BBC News -- Health)
Device kills head lice, eggs in study Nov 6, 2006
The research was supported partly by the National Pediculosis Association, a nonprofit group based in Needham, Mass. that wants to end chemical treatment of lice. (Washington Times, DC)
The LouseBuster kills Nov 6, 2006
"Each year, millions of children are infested with head lice, a condition known as pediculosis, which is responsible for tens of millions of lost school days," the study's authors write ... Clayton estimates it cost $500,000 to develop and test the LouseBuster, with funding from the Utah Centers of Excellence program, University of Utah, Primary Children's Medical Center Foundation and the National Pediculosis Association. (EurekAlert!)
No Need for Shame with Head Lice Oct 3, 2006
Deborah Altschuler, president of the National Pediculosis Association, said, "People have traditionally looked at head lice as a sign of a dirty home," an incorrect assumption. But with more and more two-income families, parents -- especially mothers -- can feel a sense of shame that somehow they've failed their child -- another wrong assumption. (MEDLINEplus)
Know your lice facts Sep 19, 2006
Helpful resources for families concerned about head lice: The National Pediculosis Association, Inc. On the Web at. . (Kentucky.com, KY -- Living)
Banned pesticide allowed as medicine Aug 14, 2006
Some form of lindane-based medication has been marketed since 1951 for the treatment of pediculosis, which is head and pubic lice and scabies, a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite. The FDA says it cannot talk publicly about the specific process under which drugs are approved. (SunSpot.net)
Education key to 'lice solution' Jun 12, 2006
The National Pediculosis Association in Massachusetts touts itself as the only nonprofit health and lice education agency, but its focus is on education, and it does not operate a treatment center. Other treatment centers, including Lice Source Services in Broward County, are for-profit. (The Palm Beach Post)
