The best lice treatment for kids involves killing all ... available in various lice shampoos. Several OTC products can kill lice. Because head lice are not typically dangerous, parents and ...

"There is significant stigma resulting from head lice infestations in high-income countries, resulting in children and adolescents ... pyrethrin and piperonyl butoxide shampoo, ivermectin 0.5 ...

Head lice are most common among young children — 6 million to 12 million ... One is to buy special lice shampoos and conditioners, although these products are not always guaranteed to work.

Students with head lice should be allowed to go to school, a new report says. They shouldn’t be kept from the classroom, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Instead, families should ...

Beyond the risk of stigmatizing children suspected of having head lice, the AAP states that head ... Topical agents, such as shampoos, lotions, and other Food and Drug Administration-approved ...

This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. At first, I thought I was allergic to my shampoo. I’d switched to a ...

The health agency recently updated guidelines on when to treat the affliction once the insects are discovered on a child's head. For many years, it was recommended that kids with lice be sent home ...

Creams and shampoos can’t kill eggs ... don’t freak out. “Most children who are exposed to head lice are not going to get it,” Dr. Melnick said. “It might not feel that way, but it ...

As kids head back to school, an unlucky few will likely bring home some unwanted guests – head lice. If you remember being sent home when the school nurse found lice in your hair, you might be ...

"Head lice is not considered a communicable disease, because lice do not carry disease," said the Director of Community ...