Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. In the before times, when the notion of Covid-19 infections ...

In the November issue of the journal Insect Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Purdue and Harvard university researchers report finding lice genes that control the breakdown of their human blood meal ...

NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (WRGB) - Would you know what to do if your child got lice this school year? We know a woman who's made lice removal a career! She tells us why it's so easy for lice to spread between ...

Avoid head-to-head (hair-to-hair) contact between children during play and other activities at home, school and elsewhere. Do not share hats, scarves, coats, sports uniforms, hair ribbons or barrettes ...

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 ...

Head lice are insects that can be found on the head, eyebrows and eyelashes of people. They feed on human blood several times a day and live close to the human scalp. Head lice move by crawling; they ...

Head lice are most commonly spread by close person-to-person contact, according to the CDC. (Getty Images) Head lice have been a dreaded parasite for years, with some schools temporarily shutting down ...

It started in October. Tiffany Daniel's daughter came home with head lice. Although Daniel was diligent in treating her daughter and the home environment, the lice came back. Daniel was frustrated.

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 ...

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Research aimed at understanding how lice feed off humans may lead to new methods to control the blood-sucking pest that can transmit fatal diseases. In the November issue of the ...