Head lice are parasitic insects that burrow to the root of people’s hair and suck the blood from their scalps. While many parents have to treat their children, knowing how to find and remove ...

“Eggs are typically laid really close to the scalp,” explained Maroun. “So I can tell that these had been just growing out with her hair.” Maroun revealed that a full-grown parasite can ...

Typically, an adult washes a child’s hair, then uses a special lice comb (included with many over-the-counter lice shampoos) to find all the nits and remove them. Depending on the length of a ...

The lice are small gray or red insects with 6 legs and will be on your hair or scalp. If you can’t find live lice, you should look for nits firmly stuck to your hair and close to the scalp ...

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — Marianne had a phone call she would never forget. Her daughter’s preschool called and asked her to pick up her ...

Head lice, itchy parasites that live on the scalp, are typically spread through direct head-to-head contact, mostly among children. And getting close for group selfies — which often means ...

Black people are less likely than others to get head lice but definitely aren’t immune. Clearing up the myth is the first step toward prevention and treatment.

Head lice are parasitic insects that burrow to the root of people’s hair and suck the blood from their scalps. While many parents have to treat their children, knowing how to find and remove ...

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, 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 ...