The itchiness, irritation, and the incessant scratching caused by the small bugs on your scalp and hair make head lice a nuisance at best and at worst, well—they’re the worst. Head lice feed on blood ...

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: ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While head lice outbreaks tend to be pretty localized within schools or districts (unlike, say, the flu and norovirus cases that ...

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, ...

Lice combs need more than just a quick rinse under warm water to remove lice and their eggs, also called nits, from your hair. Lice combs can be an effective treatment for head lice infestations. The ...

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 ...