Mother treating daughter's hair against lice Advice from our GP on how to treat head lice and on the best approach to tackle anxiety. Q. My daughter's head is itchy lately. I think she may have head ...

A headlice comb that attaches to a vacuum cleaner has been developed by a Danish schoolmaster. He claims it is far more efficient than combing by itself, or insecticide-laden shampoos. The device is ...

Head lice is one of those things every mother hopes and prays won’t happen to her kid. Although lice don’t carry diseases or are harmful in any way, getting rid of them for good can be tough, not to ...

The life cycle of lice begins as an egg, or nit. From there, they can live up to 30 days on a human but no longer than 24 hours without a human host. Female lice can lay up to six eggs per day. Head ...

When dealing with lice, you should keep a number of things in mind. Sometimes it may be enough to comb out the nits, nymphs, and adult lice. Other times you may need to turn to some over-the-counter ...

It's that time of year where parents start to worry about two things; seasonal illnesses and head lice. The start of school for some children may result in their first encounter with head lice and for ...

Anyone with children will know what a pain head lice are. The dreaded lice seem to spread like wildfire around the school classroom. No one is immune, teachers, friends, classmates. So what can we do ...

Anna North is a senior correspondent for Vox, where she covers American family life, work, and education. Previously, she was an editor and writer at the New York Times. She is also the author of four ...

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 ...

Fourth grade had barely started when I got a call one early September day from the school nurse. "Your son has lice," she said. "Come pick him up right away." All I could think was, "Those dirty ...

“How could this happen? I’m constantly cleaning!” This is a typical response I get when I tell a family their child has lice. Oneith O. Cadiz, M.D., is assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at ...