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 ...

As back to school season starts up, so does the possibility of head lice. Courtesy photo by WebMD. Everyone hates creepy crawlies, but what about them living on your head? Going back to school comes ...

Cameron Webb and the Department of Medical Entomology, NSW Health Pathology and University of Sydney, have been engaged by a wide range of insect repellent and insecticide manufacturers to provide ...

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 ...

When it comes to the tiniest pests, cold weather can be a valuable regulator. Now that it’s winter, the temperature drops will kill off some portions of the creepy crawly population and send more into ...

When I was in grade school, entire classes would periodically be herded into the gym, where a couple of nurses would use surgical-gloved hands and wooden tongue depressors to root around the heads of ...

African Americans are less likely than others to get head lice but definitely aren’t immune. Clearing up the myth is the ...