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 ...

Lice are tiny, parasitic insects that often live on human scalps. They're not harmful to humans and they don't spread disease, but they can be itchy and annoying. Children — especially preschool and ...

Anyone can get head lice, no matter their age or cleanliness. “Head lice are very common in school age children, especially elementary and preschool ages,” said Monica Mazzell, the Aiken County Public ...

Although many beachgoers are left unnerved when something unknown and unseen brushes up against them in the ocean, it may leave swimmers scratching their heads, or other body parts, when they leave ...

While head lice outbreaks tend to be pretty localized within schools or districts (unlike, say, the flu and norovirus cases that are surging nationwide), we’re seeing lots of lice chatter bubbling up ...

UPMC Express Care has recently seen patients with cases of head lice. “Students are attending in person school and some families may be letting their guard down and not social distancing as they ...

HOUSTON — Students with head lice don't have to be sent home from school, according to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The guidance says for students to be sent home at ...

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 ...

Researchers testing the head lice drug Ivermectin as a possible treatment for COVID-19 have seen promising results in lab studies. But the research is in its early stages and the drug is yet to be ...

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