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“With regard to neurological effects ... we see kids all the time who after using it either as an insect repellent or for head lice will have seizures and prolonged confusion. That happens all the time. We think that's just an acute effect ... Over the long term what does that do? If you can have that effect from putting insect repellent on your infant's head, what happens to your neurological system after 15 years of exposure? We need to be studying it, and we need to be funding the studying of it.„ |
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“Much of the misconceptions regarding the MCS syndrome arise from lack of understanding regarding the toxic nature of the chemicals involved. The industrial state of the art is to derive various fragrances, scents, and flavors artificially and almost exclusively from petrochemical sources. Many of the chemicals are toxic and known causes of diseases. The list is incomplete. There are literally thousands of such toxic chemicals.„ (R. L. Stegman, 2007, Hill RM et al 1975, Cording CJ, et al 2000). |
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Animal tests (rats and mice) do suggest that negative effects are very well possible. |
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The last fact is correct and seen the nature of the active substances in the other anti-lice remedies, a similar remark would have desirable. But how should a pregnant mum treat her child having head lice… . |
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Para speciaal® can not be used in case of asthma and bronchitis; And also breathing problems with overdosing malation is mentioned else where. |
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So it is known that absorption through the scalp is dangerous, (even the Pentagon knows http://www.headlice.org/news/2003/troopcollars.htm) hence this is nowhere explicitly mentioned… . Ventilating the accommodation not only deals with fire safety, it also lowers absorption through the lungs! Comment: Isopropyl (in Loxazol® en Prioderm® Lotion) very easy transfers through hand gloves out of natural rubber or Polyethylene or Polyvinyl Alcohol. Polyvinyl or Chloride Saranex gloves give a mediocre protection (From: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/isopropylalcohol/recognition.html). Comment: To avoid eye contact makes utterly sense, the possibility to suffer hearing loss if the eardrums get infected (malathion) could make one suspicious. |
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All this does not look like something to give a 7 months old ‘child’. |
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As if children under 2 years of age have a different kind of lice!!!!!!!!? According ouders.nl (http://www.ouders.nl/mpri2003-luizentips.htm) all children below 6 years! should have a health check and a health risk evaluation by the physician before using this stuff. |
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Case: A little boy, 6 was treated with a malathion containing anti-lice remedy, during 3-4 months. The physician said this was OK! Just before Christmas the boy developed flu-like symptoms. He became lethargic and his personality changed. By Christmas he had become incontinent and could hardly walk. Dr. Vyvyan Howard, senior lecturer in fetal and infant toxio-pathology at the University of Liverpool agreed that this could very well have been a organofosafate (malathion) poisoning. Reference: "Head-lice Lotion Poses Health Risk to Children", The London Times, October 5, 1997, p.3. Quoted the Pharmaceutisch Weekblad (1998). One could wonder what other physicians might have said… . Anti-lice treatment is no subject in their training, and refresher courses are almost always taken care of, by the manufacturers themselves. And one could also wonder what their main interest is. |
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Piperonylbutoxide in Para-Speciaal® inhibits detoxification enzymes, so the effect of drugs including anti-depressives, anti-epileptics, asthma medicines is prolonged and intensified. This must have an effect on driving scills… . And if you consider the effect of malathion and permethrine on the brain guess what… . The National Pediculosis Association (NPA) states that the official anti-lice remedies can not be applied in combination with epilepsy, asthma, braintumors, cancer and AIDS. From: http://www.headlice.org/news/2003/insidevc.htm Ouders.nl added in 2003: Children having a weak health and children taking medication. |
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In 12 hours soaking (Noury® en Prioderm® Lotion (malathion)) a high dose of the substances can absorb through the skin. Unfortunately the shorter time Para-Speciaal® (bioalletrine and piperonylbutoxide ) Loxazol® (permethrin) need, is compensated by the higher uptake through the lungs. Why does Prioderm® shampoo (malathion) have to soak ‘only’ for 2 x 5 minutes to get the same result? Comment: All the products (except Para-Speciaal® ) need a second treatment after one week. The NTG (1997) certainly does not advise this, Martindale (1996) notes: As insecticides do accumulate in the body repetitive treatment is undesirable. Comment: The combing instructions equal very much the combing-methods explained in the ‘Bug Busting Programme‘ (http://www.chc.org/bugbusting/) and the ‘wet comb method’ from theVlaams Agentschap Zorg & Gezondheid (http://www.zorg-en-gezondheid.be/luizen.aspx). These people however do advise against het use of common drug treatments. |
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A quite poor list, looking at the described effects of active and additive substances. |
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“The impact of environmental contaminants on the normal function of human and animal hormone systems has been a significant concern in the last decade.„ (National Research Council. Commission on Life Sciences. Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology. Committee on Hormonally Active Agents in the Environment. 1999. Hormonally active agents in the environment. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, p. 10.) Quote: “Hormones are biologically active molecules that control all responses and functions of the body. Dramatic changes in the activity of cells in humans and other animals "are caused by extremely small amounts" of hormones or other chemicals that disrupt this system.„ (Eubanks, M.W. 1997. Hormones and health. Environ. Health Persp. 105: 482-487.) |
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“Chemicals that were relatively harmless when used independently of each other could become highly toxic to the brain when used together… governments should consider restricting the availability of some household chemicals until more was known about their interaction in the brain with each other and with other substances such as over-the-counter medicines.„ (Mohamed Abou-Donia, a professor of pharmacology, cancer biology and neurobiology at Duke University Medical Centre. 2001) |
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