A typical head lice infestation involves a small number of lice, usually fewer than 10, although some individuals may have more. It’s possible to have a lice infestation for a prolonged period, even a ...

Anecdotal reports about a global rise in head lice cases have prompted warnings from some experts about a popular and universal activity among children and teenagers: taking selfies. Head lice, itchy ...

Head lice are extremely common, especially in children, but anyone can get them. Getting lice doesn’t mean anything about your personal hygiene or living circumstances, and you have plenty of options ...

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 ...

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 growing up and whose ...

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: ...

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 ...

If you've ever parented elementary school-aged children, you know that a call you want to avoid is one from the school nurse notifying you that your child has been exposed to head lice. If such a call ...

A person can take steps to find, prevent, and treat head lice. To check their own scalp for live head lice and eggs, a person can use a mirror, a fine comb, and check for lice, which may look like ...

They're tiny. They're itchy. They're extremely difficult to physically eliminate and even harder to mentally bear. They're lice. And when your child happens to be the temporary home for these ...