HOUSTON — Students with head lice don't have to be sent home from school, according to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The guidance says for students to be sent home at ...

Children have returned to school and are bringing home stories about the things they learned and the friends they made. But some parents are concerned they could also be bringing home a tiny nuisance ...

As kids head back to school, an unlucky few will likely bring home some unwanted guests – head lice. If you remember being sent home when the school nurse found lice in your hair, you might be ...

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

LOWELL -- Winter. The season for hats, scarves and hugging and taking photos with friends and family also beckons head lice. The six-legged insects use the close contact to climb from one head to ...

HAVERTOWN, PA. (WPVI) -- Back to school time brings the return of many things. Unfortunately, outbreaks of head lice in schools are one of them. A local expert shares her tips on what works, what ...

MAKE THE BEST CHOICES WHEN FACING LICE. IT’S OFTEN A FAMILY AFFAIR WHEN IT COMES TO COLDS, FLU, AND EVEN HEAD LICE. JUST LIKE ITCHING MY HEAD AND I’M LIKE, I WAS LIKE, THAT IS DEFINITELY A BUG. JUST ...

There's a new addition to the arsenal of weapons against head lice and "super lice," which have developed a resistance to the active ingredients in common over-the-counter treatments. The U.S. Food ...

It's a problem for parents and kids that can be both gross and tough to tackle -- head lice. And new research suggests the pesky pests are getting even harder to kill. The research, conducted at ...

Several New York City-based delousers who screen for and treat head lice say that although business dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, they're now as busy as ever. The city’s Department of ...