Head lice are tiny parasites that live on the human scalp and feed on blood. They can be very contagious and easily spread from person to...

Lice are in the news, the news has been, um, lousy with stories about lice: lice that are resistant to pyrethroids, the active...

When a case of head lice is confirmed in a family, the first step is to check the entire household for lice and find an effective...

When your child is sent home from school because he or she has head lice, the first thing you should say is, “You didn’t do anything...

LICE. When it happens to ourselves or our child(ren), we tend to feel like we have to keep it a secret. Yes, it's "embarrassing". Yes, it...

My kids’ school lets students with head lice stay in class. What a great policy! If you’re a parent, you’ve probably gotten the dreaded...

Smartphones have been blamed for a dramatic rise in head lice among schoolchildren because they encourage youngsters to gather round in...

Add lice to the list of four-letter words that make people cringe. The wingless parasites are itchy and bothersome, and an infestation is...

Interesting article in SciAm about the difficulty in treating head lice infestations. “Overexposure to insecticides has bred resistance...

"Crabs" is the common term for lice found in the pubic hair of humans. Crabs is a parasite infection medically known as Pediculosis pubis...

Crab lice ( Pthirus pubis ) aren’t crabs at all—they’re parasitic insects that feed exclusively on human blood, and their bites can cause...

Practice Prevention - Lice Away With kids getting out of school this week and camp season fast approaching. It is time to give...

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Four parents attended the Elsberry R-II School Board meeting on Wednesday, April 12 to discuss an issue that left both sides scratching...

<p>The head louse, or Pediculus Humanus Capitis, is a parasitic insect that can be found on the head, eyebrows, and eyelashes of people. Head lice feed on human blood several time a day and live close to the human scalp. Head lice are not known to spread disease.</p>