Let’s say you’ve got school-age kids, and you find yourself asking, “Why does my scalp itch?” Is there any way you’re not going to wonder if it’s head lice? Head lice are tiny bugs that attach ...

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

Head lice are small parasites that live on human scalps, feeding on blood. ... The most common sign of lice is itching, which can appear four to six weeks after the infestation begins.

Nagata says that if you have head lice, you'll eventually become itchy on your scalp and around your neck and ears. This itching can be an allergic reaction to lice bites or may be due to becoming ...

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

Head lice, itchy parasites that live on the scalp, are typically spread through direct head-to-head contact, mostly among children. And getting close for group selfies — which often means ...

Many people experience an itchy scalp at some point. It’s usually not a sign of a serious medical condition and can, in most cases, be successfully treated with home remedies, over-the-counter ...

Itching to Study Lice and Mites In 1939, when World War II broke out, I held the Royal Society's Sorby Research Fellowship and was working on problems of insect physiology at Sheffield University. As ...

The email arrives on a Friday afternoon. The subject line is a three-word horror story: Lice at camp. “No,” I say, out loud, even though I am alone. I immediately flash back to last year, when ...

The tiny larvae of jellyfish, called sea lice, have been itching up a storm this week in Cocoa Beach, as a distant Hurricane Lee promises rough seas.

If you’ve endured them even once, odds are you still have at least a touch of lingering paranoia and phantom itching. “Every time I see a speck in my kids’ hair, I’m like, ‘Let me look through your ...