SpyNits founder Kate Ricketts says she's heard of parents resorting to drastic measures to get rid of nits, including kerosene, fly spray and flea treatment.

I had visions of myself once more fishing out that ridiculously tiny comb and wrestling my three clients (man of the house ...

INDIANAPOLIS (CONSUMER REPORTS) — The number might surprise you, every year, an estimated six to 12 million children get head lice. As is often the case, when kids get something, parents do as well, ...

Ever year, an estimated 6 to 12 million children get head lice, leading to questions about missed school and work.

Every year, an estimated 6 million to 12 million children get head lice. As is often the case, when kids get something, parents do as well, and that’s true for lice. And that brings many ...

They help check for head lice and provide treatment and education ... That is why she wants to create a nit index to track cases across the country and target areas that need help.

Head lice affect more than 100 million people worldwide ... Households were defined as clusters; once an index case was assigned a treatment, the entire household was enrolled in the same ...

Every year, an estimated 6 million to 12 million children get head lice. As is often the case, when kids get something, parents do as well, and that’s true for lice. And that brings many ...

"It's spread through head-to-head contact so that the hair is touching it," said Dr. Nelson. "The lice are able to crawl over." The FDA says cases of lice tend to peak during the fall and again in ...

It comes after three victims under the age of 13 were subjected to a catalogue of horrific sexual abuse and violence at a ...

The three young victims were subjected to horrific conditions - crimes described by a judge as "the depths of human depravity ...