The eggs, commonly called nits, can be yellow, brown or tan and look like tiny seeds, but when hatched will appear clear, experts say. An infestation can often be confused with dandruff or seborrheic ...

Myths die hard. When we were children, lice were considered a sign of slovenliness. Memories of kerosene shampoos and short haircuts still send shivers down parents' spines. Even these days, most ...

Less than a third (30%) of people with head lice are said to experience itching. (Posed by a model, Getty Images) Children across the UK are gradually returning to the classroom, many for the first ...

A few months ago, just before the end of first grade, Sara’s daughter mentioned that one of her friends had been sent home from school with head lice. Luckily, when officials at the charter school ...

Picture this, it’s 1998 and you’re called to the principal’s office. Not because you flung paper clips at the substitute teacher again, but because your deskmate who has been missing since this ...

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Despite taking every hygienic precaution possible, some children are still going to bring home a case of head lice from a public school or day care center. Contact with one affected playmate can lead ...

To get rid of lice, you can use treatment methods like special combing, shampoos, and creams designed to kill lice.

With the return to school, you may be hearing people talking about head lice and nits. Lice are tiny insects that live on people's heads, and nits are the eggs they hatch from, found close to the ...