COLUMBIA, S.C. — Imagine, your child comes home from school scratching their head. They have head lice. It may make you squirm just thinking about it. While it may be an inconvenience for the entire ...

With the return to school, you may be hearing people talking about head lice and nits. Lice are tiny insects that live on people's heads, and nits are the eggs they hatch from, found close to the ...

Kids might not be socialising in classrooms right now, but that doesn’t mean head lice aren’t doing the rounds. If just reading that sentence has made you itchy, you’re not alone. And it turns out ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As your kids settle back into their classroom routines, you need to be checking more than the schoolwork and teachers' notes they're bringing home. They may also be bringing home ...

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 ...

The back-to-school season, as exciting and relieving as it can be for parents, also means the start of the dreaded lice infestations. It's estimated that around 12 million cases of head lice ...

Back in the '80s, I was part of a generation of schoolchildren who lined up in front of the nurse's office to have our little noggins checked for lice. The nurses used elongated toothpicks to part our ...

While it's most people's worst nightmare to get head lice, Stacey Jolicoeur admits it's an "occupational hazard" in her line of work. Jolicoeur has spent the past decade removing nits and has even ...

September is Head Lice Prevention Month-an excellent time to educate parents, children and the community about head lice. Accurate information including accurate detection can help prevent as well as ...

There is no need to send kids with head lice home from school, according to new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In the United States, head lice are most common among preschool ...

Between locating the P.E. kit, managing new term anxiety and getting to grips with the updated clubs and pick-up schedule, the first week back at school is a lot. So that almost inevitable email about ...