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

The CDC estimates six to 12 million head lice cases occur each year in children ages three to 11, but doctors say the stigma ...

As the school term gets underway again cases of head lice surge as children put their heads close to one another. Head lice and nits are very common in young children and their families. A common ...

Head lice affect millions of children every year. Schoolchildren are commonly affected by head lice, which attach to hair and feed on human blood. Although head lice are a year-round problem, the ...

Lots of kids will get lice at least once while they’re in school. Removing the insects and their eggs (called nits) from your child’s hair is a painstaking process — even if they aren’t squirming or ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever scratched your head and noticed white flakes dropping on your shoulders, your first thought is usually that it’s dandruff. But sometimes, that itchy scalp is not dry skin at all. It ...