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Along with larger epidemics such as the West Nile virus and malaria, Pollack has compiled droves of research inspired by public concern about lice. He focuses on lice that feed on human blood, particularly the familiar childhood nuisance of head lice...
...described his conversion experience as a collector: "One night I noticed the wife of one of my Indian foremen biting on what seemed to be a piece of skin. Upon inquiry I found she was chewing the seams of her husband's deerskin shirt in order to kill the lice." He bought the shirt...
Saddam Hussein may not be dead, but it?s hard for Iraqis to fear his wrath when he appears on TV looking like some bedraggled apparition of Karl Marx, being checked for head lice by a latex-gloved U.S. military medic. The psychological impact on Iraqis of the former dictator?s capture will be immense, lifting, as U.S. administrator Paul Bremer put it, a cloud that has been hanging over Iraq ever since Saddam?s regime fell on April 9. It is also a huge morale boost to the U.S.-led coalition and those Iraqis who are working with them...
...know what Kawasaki syndrome is? You would if you had a Merck Manual handy. The second edition of the comprehensive Home Edition just hit the New York Times best-seller list. A major rewrite of the original 1997 volume, it covers everything from lice to osteoarthritis and has 35 new chapters on such topics as herbal supplements, female sexual dysfunction and how to get the most out of a visit to your doctor. Hypochondriacs beware: "It's not a self-diagnosis book, and people who use it as such probably aren't using it as we intended," says assistant editor...
...SARS mania spread faster than lice in a pre-school? One explanation is the unwillingness of public health authorities to take any threatened disease lightly. If SARS were to cause many deaths in the U.S., public health authorities would look foolish if they failed to mount a vigorous response in the initial stages of the outbreak. This uncertainly gives officials an incentive to play up the threat of the virus...