It is a David and Goliath story that the NPA was able to accomplish this goal. And what we want parents to understand, as stated earlier, is that we are a charity. We are not a comb company. Proceeds from these combs enable us to sponsor research. We have also sent combs to orphanages around the world, and continue to do so.
Children are children everywhere, and so are head lice.
When parents call and ask about whether eggs are dead or alive, all kinds of bells go off saying that they are putting the emphasis on the wrong soluble. It is counterproductive to concern yourself with this. It's more beneficial to focus on removing them either way. Again, adults don't want dead lice eggs in their head anymore than live eggs, and neither do children. But 10 dead eggs guarantees nothing about the 11th.