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 ...

The head louse is 1–2 mm long, wingless, and white-to-gray in color, living on average 30 days. It has a long, dorso-ventrally flattened, segmented abdomen with 3 pairs of clawed legs.

The head louse (left) and body louse (right) differ in habits, habitat and in their ability to transmit disease, but a new genetic analysis indicates they are likely the same species. Disclaimer ...

Many people experience an itchy scalp at some point. It’s usually not a sign of a serious medical condition and can, in most ...

As kids head back to school and parents focus on, packing lunches, and setting routines, one common problem often gets ...

Since 2015, an estimated 82% of head lice were found to be treatment-resistant super lice, according to a study published in the National Library of Medicine. Millions of kids have head lice every ...

Head lice infestation is a fairly common problem globally, with 6–12 million cases in children ages 3–11 reported annually in the US alone, [1] and is typically observed in the school-aged ...