Head lice are considered a nuisance — a pest to be evicted from the hair on your head or the head of a loved one with a special comb or shampoo. But there's more to lice than their elimination. These ...

It’s not a crisis. It’s not a reflection of your parenting. It’s going to be fine.

At the end of spring break, your kids might be bringing back something more than just good memories of that family vacation. Holidays, it turns out, are a time when head lice spread. Any time kids' ...

If you’ve ever felt itchy all over your body, you might have wondered if you had a rash or an allergic reaction. But in rare cases, your scratching can be due to body lice. Learn more about the ...

I’m writing this with a helmet on, constantly looking around for any signs of them closing in. I’ve just been handed a chilling fact: one in five children gets head lice during the school year. And as ...

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 ...

Any evidence of lice was once reason for immediate dismissal from school, with no return until the student's head was lice free. But "no-nit" policies have been dropped in favor of "nonexclusion" ...

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 ...