Bed bugs aren’t necessarily a better option than lice, as they’re pretty difficult to get rid of, but establishing what kind of insect bit you is important for taking further steps. Adult bed ...

One of the summer’s worst pests might already be in your house and it’s not a mosquito. Follow these tips to keep these ...

One of the summer's worst pests might already be in your house and it's not a mosquito. Follow these tips to keep these ...

Parasite, zombie, leech—these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, tapeworms ...

As we gear up for back-to-school, buying school supplies, backpacks, clothes and shoes, there is something else you might consider: head lice prevention.

Many turn to bizarre remedies such as drenching their little one’s head in mayonnaise or vinegar, or sending them to bed with olive oil-soaked hair. But do these condiments actually rid hair of ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some schools are letting kids with live lice in their hair back in the classroom, a less restrictive policy that has parents scratching their heads.

Sports, camps, sleepovers and family vacations make the summer a perfect time for head lice to thrive.

Head lice have plagued communities for centuries across the world. They have evolved — and traveled — with humans to continually survive and find new hosts. Now, a new study suggests lice DNA ...

Head lice are parasitic insects that burrow to the root of people’s hair and suck the blood from their scalps. While many parents have to treat their children, knowing how to find and remove ...

As we gear up for back-to-school, buying school supplies, backpacks, clothes and shoes, there is something else you might consider: head lice prevention.