PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/55555.xml PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Tiny Bugs Wreak Havoc; Report of Collembola as Human Parasites Supports Recent Research Findings http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb274087.htm A 1955 report to the medical literature, apparently overlooked or ignored, sheds new light on the National Pediculosis Association's efforts to alert the medical community and health officials to the ability of Collembola to infest humans. (PRWeb Aug 19, 2005)

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]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb274087.htm An Emerging Health Crisis -- Where's Dr. House When You Need Him? http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/05/prweb241522.htm If it weren't so tragic, it could be the story line in a Stephen King novel. Each day, the National Pediculosis Association (NPA) is contacted by individuals describing the torment and horror of oozing skin lesions, sensations of bugs biting and crawling under their skin and doctors who diagnose it as nothing more than a delusion. (PRWeb May 19, 2005)

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]]> Thu, 19 May 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/05/prweb241522.htm Parents Fight Back! Chasing Head Lice with Chemicals is a Losing Proposition for Everyone, ...but the Lice. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb222246.htm Industry sponsored guidelines developed in 2000 to promote sales of pesticide treatments for head lice continue to be used as the basis of allowing lice infested children to remain in the classroom. Parents across the country are fighting back! (PRWeb Mar 28, 2005)

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]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb222246.htm It's 2005 - Why are We Still Shampooing Children with Pesticides http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/02/prweb202883.htm The continuing use of pesticide treatments for head lice makes Pediculosis a major public health issue affecting children in America today. Shampooing with pesticides has the potential to damage children in the same manner as these chemicals are designed to damage pests. Why are we still shampooing children with pesticides in 2005? Because the pharmaceutical companies invest millions of dollars to convince consumers and health professionals that this is what they should do. (PRWeb Feb 1, 2005)

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]]> Tue, 01 Feb 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/02/prweb202883.htm NPA Sponsors 20th Annual Back-to-School Head Lice Prevention Campaign http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/08/prweb152550.htm Kids aren’t the only ones heading back to school this fall. Boss Louse and his Head Lice Gang are sure to be making an appearance. Learn what to look for, and check your children for head lice and nits regularly. Early detection with thorough manual removal of lice and nits is the best defense. (PRWeb Aug 27, 2004)

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]]> Fri, 27 Aug 2004 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/08/prweb152550.htm The National Pediculosis Association Says "Keep Your Wits Not Your Nits"™ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/04/prweb117216.htm Rather than acknowledge the overwhelming percentage of schools supporting no nit policies, the National Association of School Nurses is encouraging its members to remove no nit policies and is reasserting its opposition to them at a session on head lice at their national conference in July 2004. (PRWeb Apr 14, 2004)

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]]> Wed, 14 Apr 2004 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/04/prweb117216.htm New York Follows California to Ban Prescription Pesticide Lindane for Lice and Scabies http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/02/prweb103521.htm NY State proposes legislation banning the sale, use, and prescription of lindane. Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg introduces bill that would prohibit any lice or scabies treatment product from containing the pesticide Lindane. (PRWeb Feb 9, 2004)

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]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2004 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/02/prweb103521.htm Do You know What Head Lice Look Like and Why It's Important to Say No to Pesticides to Treat Them? http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/02/prweb101987.htm There are situations where the benefits of pesticides may outweigh the risks, but head lice treatment for children isn't one of them. (PRWeb Feb 2, 2004)

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]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2004 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/02/prweb101987.htm Lice Sprays for Children's Bedding... an Unnecessary Evil http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/09/prweb82081.htm Responding to Newseek’s recent report on the decline of children’s health, the National Pediculosis Association (NPA) warns against the use of lice sprays marketed for children’s bedding. The NPA calls attention to lice sprays as an easily avoided, unnecessary risk to family health and safety. (PRWeb Sep 30, 2003)

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]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2003 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/09/prweb82081.htm Parents Say No to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/09/prweb79163.htm American Journal of Nursing reports confusion among health professionals, while parents refuse to accept American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines that allow children in school with lice and nits. (PRWeb Sep 8, 2003)

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]]> Mon, 08 Sep 2003 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/09/prweb79163.htm Ohio School Nurse Challenges Guidelines For Resistant Lice http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/05/prweb64629.htm John Smithkey of Canton,Ohio finds "Guidelines for Resistant Lice" suspect. The National Pediculosis Association urges other school nurses and pediatricians to follow his lead and review more closely the document published and accepted as public health policy by many health professionals without due diligence. (PRWeb May 1, 2003)

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]]> Thu, 01 May 2003 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/05/prweb64629.htm PRESCRIPTIONS FOR HARM --When Chemical Warfare Against Lice Becomes Chemical Warfare Against Kids http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/04/prweb61765.htm The National Pediculosis Association says FDA's latest warnings fail. The FDA’s warning although an important action, is ambiguous and fails to protect the public. Their black box (representing the most stringent of warnings for a product) is negated by the recommendation to use Lindane as a second-line therapy or after other products have failed. The NPA urges FDA to ban Lindane. http://www.headlice.org/banlindane (PRWeb Apr 3, 2003)

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]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2003 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/04/prweb61765.htm Parents Unite and Say"Give us Back Our No Nit Policy!" http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/02/prweb56283.htm Communities are mobilizing against The American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines issued last fall to allow children in school with lice and nits. One such group of parents just won their battle in Sebastian, Florida. (PRWeb Feb 2, 2003)

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]]> Sun, 02 Feb 2003 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/02/prweb56283.htm Did Your Family Have a Lousy Holiday Vacation? http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/01/prweb53728.htm The All Out Comb Out™Back-to-School campaign isn't just in September. It happens after the holiday break, winter vacation and spring break too!These are important times to be proactive and encourage parents to screen their children so that they are lice and nit free and ready to learn.The NPA encourages everyone to participate..."Because it’s not about lice, it’s about kids.™" (PRWeb Jan 3, 2003)

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