Recent news on Lindane

Poisonous traces found in Breede River Valley  -  25 May 2007
Independent Online,UCT researcher, Adam Welz, said Dieldrin, DDT and Lindane pesticides, now banned, had been used in the Karoo before 1980, but not in the Breede River Valley

Is your family toxic?  -  May 22, 2007
Daily Mail,The upper limit for Lindane (a pesticide, now banned) was 0.05 mg per kg of fat. My fat, I was horrified to see, contained three times that figure: 0.15 mg.

Quick action, treatment prevent head lice from leaving any scars  -  May 21, 2007
The Daily News of Newburyport,Prescriptions were written for Lindane (Kwell) or Permethrine (Nix). Parents were told to use it once or twice, a week to 10 days apart, and to use a "nit

Therapy for Head Lice Should Be Based on Life Cycle, Resistance ...  -  May 7, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Pediculicides that are not reliably ovicidal, such as the pyrethroids and lindane, mandate 2 to 3 treatment cycles to eradicate lice, whereas ovicidal

Judge nixes suit by drug maker  -  May 10, 2007
MLive.com,The chemical in question is lindane, which the company uses in a shampoo and lotion to treat lice or scabies. It's approved by the US Food and Drug

Hansen Plays 'Jeopardy,' BC Loses  -  May 23, 2007
TheTyee.ca,Canada is currently being challenged under NAFTA because of its restrictions on Lindane, a pesticide banned in 50 countries, and also because the Ontario

A mother voices concerns about head lice outbreaks  -  May 20, 2007
SouthCoastToday.com,Lindane (Kwell) is held in reserve and used when other medicines fail. It's only for those who weigh more than 110 pounds. Lice don't have a special season.

It's time to take care of those toxins: Dealing with dangerous ...  -  May 19, 2007
Seattle Times,I recently found a cardboard tube filled with rose insect killer that contained a wicked combination: DDT; malathion; 1,1-bis (chlorophenyl); lindane;

Fifteen different pesticides in the organisms of pregnant women  -  May 15, 2007
News-Medical.net,The results showed that the most frequent pesticides present in the placenta tissue are DDE (92.7%), lindane (74.8%), endosulfan diol (62.1%) y endosulfan-I

At least 1 pesticide found in placentas  -  May 15, 2007
Earthtimes.orgThe results showed that the most frequent pesticides present in the placenta tissue were: DDE at 93 percent, lindane at 75 percent, endosulfan diol at 62

Pesticide Contamination Ubiquitous In Pregnant Women  -  May 14, 2007
Science a GogoThe most common were DDE (found in 93 percent of the women), lindane (75 percent), endosulfan diol (62 percent) and y endosulfan-I (54 percent).

Canada raising limits on pesticide residues  -  May 8, 2007
Canada.com,In some cases the differences were dramatic: The US allows 50 times more vinclozolin on cherries as the EU, and 100 times as much lindane on pineapples.

Pesticide standards ease under free trade  -  May 8, 2007
Edmonton Journal (subscription),In some cases the differences were dramatic: The US allows 50 times more vinclozolin on cherries as the EU, and 100 times as much lindane on pineapples.

Canada lowers standards on pesticide use on fruits, vegetables to ...  -  May 8, 2007
Ottawa Citizen (subscription),In some cases the differences were dramatic: The US allows 50 times more vinclozolin on cherries as the EU, and 100 times more lindane on pineapples.

Drug Safety Proposals and the Intrusion Of Federal Regulation into ...  -  May 11, 2007
American Enterprise Institute,...and serious heart-rhythm or CNS problems requiring special monitoring during drug administration or precautions (examples: Tikosyn and Lindane);

Long-term study tracks health impact of  -  May 3, 2007
High Plains Journal,The pesticides most associated with this were lindane, atrazine, and mancozeb or maneb. The AHS most recently reported that women who mixed or applied

Beauty the barbaric  -  May 1, 2007
PSU Daily Vanguard,Finally, lanolin, while in its pure form is safe, can be contaminated with carcinogenic pesticides such as DDT, dieldrin and lindane.

Sciele Pharma to Acquire Alliant Pharmaceuticals, a Pediatric ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),Methylin(R) Oral Solution and Methylin(R) Chewable Tablets for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Lindane for head lice and scabies;

Sciele to buy Alliant for $110 million  -  Apr 24, 2007
BusinessWeekAlliant products include the Orapred asthma treatments, liquid Allegra for allergies, the Methylin line of attention deficit disorder medicines, Lindane

Daily Briefing  -  Apr 24, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),Alliant products include the Orapred asthma treatments, liquid Allegra for allergies, the Methylin line of attention deficit disorder medicines, Lindane

Another good reason to follow labels  -  Apr 12, 2007
Canada Agriculture Online,There are of course some simple ways of avoiding these problems — don’t grow de-registered varieties, clean out your bins, and don’t use lindane or

Nanotechnology pesticide filter debuts in India  -  Apr 20, 2007
Nanowerk LLC,Nanoscale iron powders had been shown to degrade other pesticides, including DDT and lindane ("Nanoporous zero-valent iron"), 'and there are reports about

Pesticide filter debuts in India  -  Apr 20, 2007
Chemistry World,Nanoscale iron powders had been shown to degrade other pesticides, including DDT and lindane 4 , 'and there are reports about the use of nanomaterials for

Pecan grafting workshop set for Thursday  -  Apr 19, 2007
Daily News - Galveston County,In the past few years many of our more popular insecticides, such as lindane, dursban and diazinon, have been removed from the marketplace.

A taste of Kiwi?  -  Apr 1, 2007
Stuff.co.nz,The tomatoes it tested contained the illegal organochlorine Lindane. Here, Chinese canned tomatoes now jostle with Italian product for space on the shelves.

Remember Animals This Easter Urges The Humane Society of Canada  -  Apr 2, 2007
CCNMatthews (press release),Lindane, a dangerous pesticide that is a hormone disruptor and which has been linked to breast cancer and birth defects, is sprayed on cocoa crops in some

EPA adds central Mississippi site to Superfund list  -  Mar 7, 2007
WMC-TV,The EPA says the former Sonford site in Rankin County has soil contaminated with PCP (pentachlorophenol), lindane, dioxin, arsenic, lead and dibenzofuran

Pesticides rising to Costa Rican volcanoes  -  Mar 15, 2007
spectroscopyNOW.com (subscription),At first, they looked at the banned organo-chlorine pesticides aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin, nonachlor, HCH, lindane, DDD and DDT and related species and

BACK TO NATURE  -  Mar 13, 2007
Beauty on-line,Cosmetic-grade lanolin can be contaminated with pesticides, including DDT, dieldrin, and lindane, which are carcinogenic, and diazinon, which is neurotoxic.

Punjab need drastic steps to protect environment  -  Mar 8, 2007
PunjabNewsline.com,Quinalphos, Chlorpyriphos, Endosulfan, Malathion, Parathion, Monocrotophos and lindane, it is a alarm bell for a devastation in offing.

EPA Adds 5 and Proposes 5 Sites to Superfund's National Priorities ...  -  Mar 8, 2007
PressZoom (press release),...butyltins, cadmium, cesium-137, chromium, cis-1,2-dichloroethene ( cis-1,2-DCE ), copper, dibenzofuran compounds, dioxin, lead, lindane, mercury,

EPA adds central Mississippi site to Superfund list  -  Mar 7, 2007
Hattiesburg American,The former Sonford site in Rankin County has soil contaminated with pentachlorophenol (PCP), lindane, dioxin, arsenic, lead and dibenzofuran compounds,

Rantoul plant seeks change in pollution code  -  Mar 5, 2007
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette,...the village requires Eagle Wings to sample its discharged wastewater for six chemicals: aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin, heptachlor, lindane and toxaphene.

Registration of lindane pesticides canceled  -  Feb 5, 2007
American Veterinary Medical Association,Lindane was used widely in veterinary medicine since it was first registered in 1947 to Franklin Laboratories Inc. to treat ear ticks in horses.

Officials focus on groundwater contaminants  -  Feb 5, 2007
The Coloradoan,The Environmental Protection Agency does not list the chemical as toxic, but recommends a maximum concentration of Lindane - which has been linked to liver

Hessian fly resurfaces; other pests threaten Montana's grain crops  -  Feb 15, 2007
The Prairie Star,...“If you increase the rate, you increase the efficiency; that also applies to Poncho and Lindane - you need to look at the stand and use what you feel

AGL - Anglo American plc - Anglo American's commitment to ...  -  Feb 7, 2007
Finance24,Lindane Investments (Proprietary) Limited ("Lindane"), Abongi Bemvelo Environmental Management Services CC ("ABEMS"), Waphila Workplace Solutions

India's watchdog: A breath of fresh air  -  Feb 14, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),...that they contained toxic pesticides, including lindane, DDT, malathion and chlorpyrifos, at up to 36 times the European standards for bottled water.

Combating cooties  -  Feb 11, 2007
Pioneer Press,Some other lice treatments, such as the prescription drug malathion and a prescription treatment containing the insecticide lindane, can be toxic.

The Forgotten Issue of Environmental Crisis in Punjab Elections  -  Feb 9, 2007
PunjabNewsline.com,The edibles have residues of other pesticides like Phosphamidon, Quinalphos, Chlorpyriphos, Endosulfan, Malathion, Parathion, Monocrotophos and lindane.

Irritating Skin Fibers and the Epidemic of Stealth-Adapted Virus ...  -  Feb 5, 2007
24-7PressRelease.com (press release)They are occasionally erroneously identified as lice leading to the sometimes disastrous use of neurotoxic compounds such as Lindane.

Newsflash: Driving With Your Window Open Causes Skin Cancer  -  Feb 4, 2007
American Chronicle,Kepone, kissing, lack of exercise, laxatives, lead, left handedness, Lindane, Listerine, low fibre diet, magnetic fields, malonaldehyde, mammograms,

Briggsville area farmers aid finding way to limit crane damage  -  Jan 26, 2007
Wisconsin Dells Events,One of the first test was using the insecticide Lindane, but it was not registered for that use and Lacy called it "environmentally nasty."

A look at what's behind the Case Estates delay  -  Jan 11, 2007
Weston Town Crier,The report also indicates traces of lindane exceeding the state Department of Environmental Protection’s recommended limits in all 17 samples,

Chemical Remedies Threaten Children With Head Lice, According To ...  -  Jan 8, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Families should especially avoid treatments that contain the chemical lindane, recently banned for agriculture by the EPA but unfortunately still prescribed

Local farmers remove 17 tons of pesticides  -  Dec 29, 2006
The Register-Guard,..."We got some stuff in old glass bottles - Lindane - that they don't make anymore," he said. "It's in barns and sheds. It's been siting there for 30 or 40

New tools for war on head lice  -  Dec 22, 2006
Baltimore Sun,But recent reports suggest that many lice alive today have inherited mutations rendering them impervious to common treatments such as lindane,

New tools for war on head lice  -  Dec 22, 2006
Baltimore Sun,But recent reports suggest that many lice alive today have inherited mutations rendering them impervious to common treatments such as lindane,

Pesticide safety debate continues  -  Dec 16, 2006
Aberdeen American News,...methyl parathion, an insecticide; carbofuran, a pesticide used on potatoes, corn and soybeans; and lindane, an insecticide used on various crops.

Bucknell Brigade seeks donations  -  Dec 11, 2006
Sunbury Daily Item,Zithromax 100 suspension, gastritis medicines, antibiotics for children and adults, Zithromax 250 or 500 mg, Lindane lotion and antihistamines.

Gangster Capitalism And The Third Maroon War  -  Dec 3, 2006
CounterCurrents.org,Cadmium, Dioxins (including derivatives of Agent Orange), Lead, Lindane, Hexachlorobenzene, Tetrachloroethylene and good, old Mad Hatter’s Mercury.

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