The back-to-school season, as exciting and relieving as it can be for parents, also means the start of the dreaded lice infestations. It's estimated that around 12 million cases of head lice ...

CNN — (CNN) — Marianne had a phone call she would never forget. Her daughter’s preschool called and asked her to pick up her child because she had lice. As someone who had never dealt with lice ...

A new type of head lice that has shown to be resistant to the usual forms of treatment have been discovered in infestations recorded in 48 states, according to researchers, giving parents something ...

Forget stingrays, sharks and snakeheads — there’s another threat lurking in North Carolina’s waters this summer, and you may not even see them coming: sea lice. Sea lice may sound like tiny parasites, ...

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If you've ever experienced head lice, you know how uncomfortable they can be. These tiny, parasitic insects can also be unsettling and tough to get rid of. "An infestation might feel like tickling on ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever taken a flight, you know the chaos that often ensues after landing when the pilot turns off the “fasten seatbelt” sign. People are jumping to their feet, swinging their bags down and in ...

Wrangling head lice, and the children they infest, must be up there with the most challenging duties a parent or caregiver has to face. And the job is getting harder. Commonly used chemical products ...