Sydney Spiesel

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Dr. Sydney Z. Spiesel is a pediatrician on the clinical faculty of the Yale University School of Medicine.[1]

Spiesel is the inventor (US patent 5997847 ) of a shampoo that makes lice eggs (nits) fluoresce under ultraviolet light, so making them more visible.[2][3]

Spiesel is a regular commentator for Slate magazine[4] and National Public Radio. [5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Trillin, Calvin (July 17, 2000), “Lice Styles Of The Rich And Famous”, TIME Magazine, time.com .
  2. ^ Kelliher, Jeff, “You Light Up My Lice”, HealthNews, headlice.org .
  3. ^ Riordan, Teresa (April 24, 2000), “Patents; Inventors work on laser hair removal, hair cleaning, hair mascara and hair drying”, New York Times Business, nytimes.com .
  4. ^ Slate articles by Sydney Spiesel
  5. ^ Sydney Spiesel on NPR
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