As kids get ready to go back to school, there’s been a disturbing new study about head lice. Updated: 6:07 PM CDT Aug 19, 2015 Head lice becoming resistant to some treatments ...

In many cities, professional treatment services have entered the market to help families deal with cases of head lice either at home or in special salons.

The resumption of school means that head lice season is back, and the discovery of drug-resistant lice means that the problem may be much bigger this school year.

With increasing numbers of head lice showing resistance to OTC treatments doctors suggest parents go straight to prescription medications.

Find out what you need to know about super lice and discover the signs, symptoms, risks, treatments, and how they may affect health.

A mother checks her child's hair for lice. New research found that lice in 25 states in the U.S. are resistant to many of the treatments typically used to eliminate the insects and their eggs ...

The bugs known as super lice have developed genetic mutations that make them resistant to many of the over-the-counter and prescription chemicals that used to kill them.

Lice in half of America—at least 25 states—are now resistant to over-the-counter treatments using permethrin and pyrethroids ...

Super lice are parasites that are resistant to traditional lice treatment. Learn how to prevent the spread of super lice and what you can do to treat them.

The vast majority of head lice in the United States are now resistant to most over-the-counter treatments, meaning that it's now especially difficult to vanquish the tiny blood-sucking parasites ...

ANSWER: Although they are often effective, over-the-counter treatments for head lice don’t work in all cases. Some strains of lice can be resistant to the over-the-counter treatments.

The mutant lice may be resistant to common chemicals, but there are still a number of oils that are very effective in killing them.