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

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

when you see adult lice moving around your head, that’s unmistakable. “You can use physical methods to remove the lice,” Dr. Klein says, “and you can try natural lice shampoos and natural lice ...

Because shaving a patient's head without consent intrudes upon fundamental liberty and privacy rights, we will apply this same standard in the case of an involuntary head-shaving.

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.

Head lice affect millions of children every year. Schoolchildren are commonly affected by head lice, which attach to hair and feed on human blood.

Currently, students with lice are required to be picked up immediately, but some school board members want to allow them to finish the day.

Head lice are small parasites that live on human scalps, feeding on blood. While they don’t cause serious health problems, head lice are a common and frustrating problem, especially among school ...

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.

As school starts back up, so does the number of head lice cases. But humans have been dealing with the parasites for millennia—and that may continue indefinitely.