Humanity's itchy little nuisance resists common pesticides and drives parents crazy. Will we ever be rid of head lice? Doctors say it's unlikely. Nothing may inspire more panic than getting that ...

Wrangling head lice, and the children they infest, must be up there with the most challenging duties a parent or carer has to face. Primary school-aged children, who seem to always be in close ...

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 ...

Head lice spread quickly through direct head-to-head contact. They are more common in children, spreading easily in group settings such as preschool or elementary school. A head louse, or Pediculus ...