Parents are used to getting the dreaded "lice letter" and clearing their calendars, not just their kids' scalps. So when a ...

With the school semester back in full swing, a new regulation by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) aims to keep lice out of the classroom and affecting kids’ heads. As AAP notes in a new ...

You notice your child itching their head incessantly, so you take a closer look. When you do, you spot them: creepy, crawly, tough-to-get-rid-of lice scurrying around in your child's hair. Removing ...

Health experts at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) say children don't have to be sent home from school if they have head lice. The Illinois-based association of pediatricians issued a clinical ...

Mr Murphy shared five tips on spotting, treating and preventing head lice: Check smart, not just often: Use a detection comb ...

School is about to resume and with that, so does – cue the head scratch — the infiltration of lice in classrooms. While head lice doesn’t have a season per se it usually peaks when school starts, ...

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-aged ...

(NAPSI)—One of the most common human parasitic infestations around, head lice affect an estimated 6-12 million Americans annually, most of them children. If your kids are at risk, here’s something you ...

Yes, it’s possible for newborn babies to get head lice, though it’s generally more common in school-age children. If a newborn has contact with someone who has head lice, however, the lice can spread ...