Not usually. Head lice have adapted to survive and thrive on your head, not your face. They need an environment like your scalp to grow and reproduce. Very rarely do head lice survive in a beard.

Head lice are insects that can be found on the head, eyebrows and eyelashes of people. They feed on human blood several times a day and live close to the human scalp. Head lice move by crawling; they ...

Australian lice expert Rachel Maroun, 24, known as ‘The Lice Lady,’ is working to break stigma around infestations.

SOUTH BEND — They itch, you scratch. Some head lice are becoming resistant to treatment. This ‘Super Lice’ as it’s being called -- has been found in most states and our area. But experts say, you ...

As kids head back to school, an unlucky few will likely bring home some unwanted guests – head lice. If you remember being sent home when the school nurse found lice in your hair, you might be ...

Lice checks were a dreaded part of my childhood — I remember anxiously waiting for the nurse to call my name for a checkup, hoping a call home wouldn’t follow (sometimes, I wasn’t so lucky). Head lice ...

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 oldest ...

When I was in grade school, entire classes would periodically be herded into the gym, where a couple of nurses would use surgical-gloved hands and wooden tongue depressors to root around the heads of ...