One of parents’ worst nightmares is their kid getting lice — but you suspect it in your little ones’ head and don’t want to ...

Lice have developed resistance to many of the products available in over-the-counter lice shampoo and even to some ...

An itchy scalp can be more than just a nuisance-it can disrupt your focus, interfere with your sleep, and lead to constant ...

The greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by design.

Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest ...

Learn about different types of lice, signs of infestation and how to spot head lice and nits in children with clear, ...

decided Friday by the Alaska Supreme Court (in an opinion by Chief Justice Maassen): A woman with a severe head-lice infestation was detained at a psychiatric hospital while she awaited evaluation ...

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Cameron Webb and the Department of Medical Entomology, NSW Health Pathology and University of Sydney, have been engaged by a wide range of insect repellent and insecticide manufacturers to provide ...

Wrangling head lice, and the children they infest, must be up there with the most challenging duties a parent or caregiver has to face. And the job is getting harder. Commonly used chemical ...

MAKE THE BEST CHOICES WHEN FACING LICE. IT’S OFTEN A FAMILY AFFAIR WHEN IT COMES TO COLDS, FLU, AND EVEN HEAD LICE. JUST LIKE ITCHING MY HEAD AND I’M LIKE, I WAS LIKE, THAT IS DEFINITELY A BUG.

As school starts back up, so does the number of head lice cases. But humans have been dealing with the parasites for millennia—and that may continue indefinitely. Head lice are some of our ...