If lice keep returning, ask a doctor about the best treatment options for your family. You’ll also want to find the exact source of the mites. But don’t blame your pet.

Head lice are parasitic insects that burrow to the root of people’s hair and suck the blood from their scalps. While many parents have to treat their children, knowing how to find and remove ...

The process of developing effective lice treatment products cannot be taken lightly. Children’s health and safety are ...

There's also prescription treatments in terms of lice. But those are normally last resort, and often these days are not necessary. More often what's necessary is to do a re-treatment seven to 10 ...

Between 6 and 12 million children ages 3 through 11 get head lice every year in the U.S., according to an estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s a lot of itching ...

Super lice do not look any different from normal lice. They’re identified by their resistance to common treatment. With proper over-the-counter treatment, head lice can be treated. Super lice ...

• Machine wash and dry clothing, towels, bed linens, and other items that a person infested with lice wore or used two days before treatment. Use the hot water (130°F) laundry cycle and the ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — 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. The start of the ...

Head lice are parasitic insects that burrow to the root of people’s hair and suck the blood from their scalps. While many parents have to treat their children, knowing how to find and remove ...