With the return to school, lots of you may be hearing people talking about head lice and nits, but what do we actually know about them?

The itchiness, irritation, and the incessant scratching caused by the small bugs on your scalp and hair make head lice a nuisance at best and at worst, well—they’re the worst. Head lice feed on blood ...

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Life can get pretty hectic when your child has lice, so the last thing you need is a lice comb that doesn’t work. Electric, plastic, and metal head lice combs exist. Electric combs for lice come in a ...

CNN — (CNN) — Marianne had a phone call she would never forget. Her daughter’s preschool called and asked her to pick up her child because she had lice. As someone who had never dealt with lice ...

There’s a lot to stress about when getting your kids ready for back to school -- from getting them back into a routine to getting them the supplies they’ll need. The last thing you want to worry about ...

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Head lice and nits are extremely common among children, and finding that you have a case on your hands can be alarming. Parents might be tempted to keep kids out of school when they spot the bugs, but ...

Head lice and nits are extremely common among children, and finding that you have a case on your hands can be alarming. Parents might be tempted to keep kids out of school when they spot the bugs, but ...