Putting our children at risk
In early 2006 a number of national papers reported the findings of a study by France’s prestigious National Institute for Medical Research.
The Institute found that insecticides used in popular head lice treatments can double the risk of a child developing leukaemia – which today kills more children than any other disease in the UK.
Head lice immunity
These concerns aren't new. Scientists have long suspected that spreading inscticides on children's heads might not be a good idea. But there's another reason we should be looking at alternative ways of treating head lice. Head lice are becoming increasingly immune to these toxins.
Taken together, these findings pose a serious threat to the health and well-being of our children. Faced with their failure to cure head lice, many parents will simply administer greater doses of potentially harmful lotions.
A natural remedy?
Concerned parents are seeking a natural alternative to chemical lotions. But do these remedies work? Our 17 page report (right) explores all the issues.
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