Head lice, aka Pediculosis capitis, are tiny insects that cannot live without a human host. They are spread from head to head, said Lori Saari, a public health nurse with the Duluth schools. No one ...

Head lice are small parasites that live on human scalps, feeding on blood. While they don’t cause serious health problems, head lice are a common and frustrating problem, especially among school-aged ...

An outbreak of head lice in a community, while certainly unpleasant, can be a valuable time for supermarket pharmacists to form a strong bond and build store loyalty with parents and children. As ...

Children have returned to school and are bringing home stories about the things they learned and the friends they made. But some parents are concerned they could also be bringing home a tiny nuisance ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Just thinking about head lice makes you itch, doesn’t it? As parents, however, lice are something we have to look out for as our kids go back to class. Debra Murray, a ...

Health experts at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) say children don't have to be sent home from school if they have head lice. The Illinois-based association of pediatricians issued a clinical ...

If your child gets head lice, how should you treat it? Some parents turn to home remedies they read about on the Internet or heard about from a friend. Some common home remedies that people claim ...

The number of head lice infestations occurringannually in the United States is estimated at 6 millionto 12 million. Although a formal economicanalysis of head lice treatments has not been ...

Head lice are tiny insects that can live on the skin covering your head (your scalp). Lice spread by close contact with other people or sharing items with lice on them. They are more common in close ...

It's back-to-school time, and while you're busy taking adorable first-day photos and celebrating the return of your free time (see you in seven hours, kiddos!), there's another, less exciting part of ...