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.

Well, at least their hair. It's "super lice," and they are on the rise. Thanks to a genetic mutation, super lice are resistant to the treatments you can buy over the counter. But they can still be ...

Children worldwide are commonly infected with head lice, or pediculosis capitis. The epidemiology, etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and preventive and treatment modalities for ...

6. Head lice Lice are tiny insects that live on your scalp, lay eggs there, and bite your skin, causing symptoms like: Itchy scalp, especially at night when lice are most active. A subtle ...

Head lice affect more than 100 million people worldwide annually. Permethrin (1% formulation) is efficacious but resistance is emerging. Malathion (0.5% formulation) is an alternative, but ...

Wrangling head lice, and the children they infest, must be up there with the most challenging duties a parent or caregiver has to face. And the job is getting harder. Commonly used chemical ...