http://goldbamboo.com/ Sarcoptes scabei Infestation News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a205409.html Biologists have devised a hair dryer that will bring relief to millions of parents distressed by their children's head lice infestation. The new device, named 'Louse Buster' was developed by Dale Clayton a biology professor from the University of Utah. Mon, 06 Nov 2006 01:33 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a205308.html If you want to rid your children of lice and nits and don't want to use chemicals, a hairdryer-type device may be just what you are looking for. Use it on your child for 30-minutes and he/she will be infestation free, say the makers of the LouseBuster, Larada Sciences. The makers stress that their device dries the bugs out, it does not heat them. [click link for full article] Mon, 06 Nov 2006 07:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a175929.html The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday examined the nationwide expansion of a Boston Medical Center program that partners physicians, attorneys and social workers to provide healthy residential environments for low-income children (Wall Street Journal, 4/11). Since 1993, the Family Advocacy Program has helped more than 4,000 low income families in Massachusetts to address a number of residential issues -- such as the elimination of indoor smoke from neighboring apartments, rodent infestation and mold that can cause asthma... click link for more info. Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a175774.html Boston Medical Center on Monday announced plans to expand nationwide a program that partners physicians, attorneys and social workers to provide healthy residential environments for low-income children, the Boston Globe reports. Since 1993, the Family Advocacy Program has helped more than 4,000 low-income families in Massachusetts to address a number of residential issues -- such as the elimination of indoor smoke from neighboring apartments, rodent infestation and mold that can cause asthma... click link for more info. Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a143689.html A locust infestation in 2004 coupled with drought the same year and in 2005 has caused a severe food crisis in Niger... click link for more info. Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:00 EST