Lindane: banned in 52 countries-still used on kids in US.(Health Risks and Environmental Issues)

From: Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: Williams, Rose Marie | Copyright information

Every September children across the country begin another school term. The traditional schoolbags of yesteryear have morphed into fancy back packs, and computers are rapidly replacing pens and dictionaries. One age-old tradition, however, has changed little over the decades, except to become an even testier problem, and that is head lice. Pediculus humanus capilis are often found on children between the ages of three and ten, and except for the common cold, affect more school age c...

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