Celebrities! Stop hugging and getting your heads so close together! Don’t you know that’s how the nits spread?” I don’t even ...

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 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As your kids settle back into their classroom routines, you need to be checking more than the schoolwork and teachers' notes they're bringing home. They may also be bringing home ...

It started in October. Tiffany Daniel's daughter came home with head lice. Although Daniel was diligent in treating her daughter and the home environment, the lice came back. Daniel was frustrated.

September is Head Lice Prevention Month-an excellent time to educate parents, children and the community about head lice. Accurate information including accurate detection can help prevent as well as ...

LOWELL -- Winter. The season for hats, scarves and hugging and taking photos with friends and family also beckons head lice. The six-legged insects use the close contact to climb from one head to ...

ZANESVILLE - There was a time when health departments across the nation were diligent about controlling the population of head lice. Health care workers would routinely visit schools and do head ...

One of the least exciting things about sending your kids back to school is that along with finding new friends and doing homework, they could also bring home head lice! But there are some myths about ...

Despite taking every hygienic precaution possible, some children are still going to bring home a case of head lice from a public school or day care center. Contact with one affected playmate can lead ...