Ever year, an estimated 6 to 12 million children get head lice, leading to questions about missed school and work.

Head lice are a common issue, especially among children, causing itching and discomfort. These insects spread through direct ...

Daily removal of lice and their nits from a child's hair may be accomplished with a metal nit comb. "Nit combing," considered a mechanical type of lice therapy, is helpful as an adjunctive measure ...

Dubbed sea poisoning, ocean itch and even seabather’s eruption, sea lice can sully a beach day with itchy, stinging rashes. Despite their parasitic moniker, sea lice aren’t actually lice. They don’t ...

Sea lice can be found along the entire North Carolina coast, The N&O previously reported. Each summer, thimble jellyfish make ...

What are sea lice? Experts explain how to treat itchy, stinging rashes from the tiny sea creatures filling South Carolina beaches this summer.

Since head lice are transmitted primarily person-to-person, avoidance of head-to-head contact is important. In addition, combs, brushes, hats, and other headgear can also transmit lice, so sharing ...

LOS ANGELES — Two Muslim women who allege their religious head coverings were forcibly removed when they were arrested and booked into jail after taking part in a pro-Palestinian protest ...

More girls get head lice -- likely because girls have more physical contact with one another and share more personal articles (such as hats, clothing, combs) that can transmit head lice.

Sean "Diddy" Combs used "power, violence, and fear" as the head of a decades-long criminal enterprise, prosecutors told jurors Thursday as they presented closing arguments in the final stages of ...