Stay calm and beat head lice with this head lice treatment guide based on recommendations from a Johns Hopkins pediatric dermatologist.

Lice have developed resistance to many of the products available in over-the-counter lice shampoo and even to some prescription lice killers.

School’s back and that means head lice will once again plague households with primary school-aged children. Here’s what you can to do to bust those nits.

Use head lice shampoo ‘Dimethicone’ twice, one week apart. It’s not an insecticide, it suffocates the live head lice. You then have to comb out the eggs stuck to the hair, so they don’t hatch.

Preventive shampoo, sold under brand names like Lice Shield or Hair Genies, claim they can prevent or reduce the risk of getting head lice. What to know: These products aren’t labeled as ...

The current policy requires students with live lice to be picked up immediately and to return only after providing proof of treatment.

‘It’s the creepy, crawly Halloween head lice’: Why business is booming for an Ontario lice expert and what parents need to know about mutating ‘super lice’ “Lice is not something you should be ashamed ...

The truth about head lice Head lice are about the size of a sesame seed and can live on a person’s head for about a month, feeding on blood.

Head lice at school isn’t the crisis it used to be. Here’s why Over the decades our understanding of lice has changed, but stigma and misinformation lingers on ...

Kids with Head Lice No Longer Required to Be Sent Home from School According to New Guidelines From the CDC "Head lice is not considered a communicable disease, because lice do not carry disease ...

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.