There’s never a good time to get the dreaded lice memo from your kids’ school, but if we had to choose one of the worst times to get it, it would probably be right around now. Smack-dab in the middle ...

Cases of head lice have been recently reported in the International Falls area schools. With children spending more time together indoors and in closer contact, the chance of spread exists.

With kids back in the classroom after several weeks off from school, it can also serve as a breeding ground for unwanted ...

Lice are now resistant to some of the most commonly used treatments, so the experts say wet combing is the most reliable ...

This story appears in the March 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Lice have plagued humankind throughout history. Spreading from person to person by close contact, they latch onto hair ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — If you've got kids, you may have battled lice. Every year, an estimated six to 12 million children get head lice. So what do you do when that happens? It’s often a ...

We talked to the mother of a fourth grader at Purcell Elementary who told us she tried to stop the spread of lice in the classroom before it was too late. For privacy reasons, the mother and her ...