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Keep head lice treatment under your hat

Posted on February 12, 2017

Using technology from Israel’s Weizmann Institute, Israel’s TechCare has produced a cap that treats head lice. It is worn on the head and releases a natural material in gas form that kills lice and their eggs. The hat is designed … Continue reading →

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Chemical-free treatment for headlice

Posted on February 10, 2019

I reported previously (Feb 2017) on the Novokid lice treatment from Israel’s TechCare. Now China-Israel Biological Technology (CIB) is partnering TechCare to jointly develop a range of products, based on Novomic’s technology, for China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3754857,00.html … Continue reading →

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Another Israeli treatment for head lice

Posted on September 2, 2018

I reported previously (see here) on two innovative Israeli treatments for removing head lice. Now there’s a third – Israel’s Sphinx Smarthead Technologies is developing a device that destroys lice and their eggs in a 5-minute procedure that can be … Continue reading →

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Making back to school less lousy

Posted on September 10, 2017

I reported previously (27th Nov) on Israeli startup Parasonic and its ultrasonic comb for destroying head lice and their eggs (nits). The device has now received FDA approval and should be launched by mid-2018. Parasonic has just raised $1.6 million … Continue reading →

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Ultrasonic comb to kill headlice

Posted on November 27, 2016

Israeli startup Parasonic (from Nazareth incubator NGT3) has developed a comb device that destroys lice and lice eggs with ultrasound waves, without any chemicals. The device is said to produce results after a single five-minute combing and is scheduled to … Continue reading →

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