This number might surprise you. Every year, an estimated 6 million to 12 million children get head lice. Consumer Reports has ...

If you've got kids, you may have battled lice. Every year, an estimated six to 12 million children get head lice.

Many over-the-counter shampoos and lotions use similar killing mechanisms to DDT, which has made it easier for lice, in some place, to grow resistant to these treatments as well. But scientists ...

Medically reviewed by Brendan Camp, MD When your scalp is itchy and white flakes are visible in your hair, you may wonder ...

In terms of treatments for lice, you can be extremely successful using a multitude of remedies. There's no proven scientific evidence with the mayonnaise, the olive oil, and all of that kind of ...

Thanks to a genetic mutation, super lice are resistant to the treatments you can buy over the counter. But they can still be killed by prescription medicines. Here's how to find out if they are ...

On day 15, participants with persistent infestation were switched to the alternative treatment. The primary endpoint was absence of live head lice on day 15; secondary outcomes were absence of ...

Background In the treatment of human head lice infestation, healthcare providers are increasingly concerned about lice becoming resistant to existing pesticide treatments. Traditional pesticides ...

The tiny critters can be tricky to get rid of; they can't be drowned, the louse camouflages her eggs with hair pigment making it harder to spot, and a lot of the treatments target the moving lice not ...

"Once the student has been identified with live lice, we do contact the parent. At that point, they can go home and receive treatment that day. They're then expected to return to school the next ...

Some parents have been so overwhelmed by the costs of head lice treatment or been led astray by misinformation that they are resorting to unusual methods, the Kiwi creator of a world-first lice ...

Photo / Getty Images Some parents have been so overwhelmed by the costs of head lice treatment or been led astray by misinformation that they are resorting to unusual methods, the Kiwi creator of ...