Transmission of head lice among toddlers and children is common and is often the result of close and frequent head or hair contact. Toys, furniture, carpets and clothing can all offer temporary ...

White or clear nits mean lice have hatched from their eggs. Brown nits may mean the lice are ready to hatch, but they may also be dead, depending on how far away from the scalp they are. Head lice are ...

Locating and treating head lice can be agonizing. Dr. Doug Klepper,a Lubbock pediatrician says head lice basically means you're infested with little small bugs that live in your hair, but locating ...

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an easier method of killing lice and their eggs in hair," said an inventor, from La Marque, Texas, "so I invented the BLUE LICE REMOVAL.

THE sight of your child scratching their head is something many parents dread in the first weeks of the new school term. Unfortunately, head lice are a very common ailment, especially in kids aged ...

Can olive oil and mayo be used to get rid of lice? Here's what experts say. Have lice been bugging your family lately? You’re not alone. Professional delousers in NYC and the surrounding areas say ...

This was quite louse-y. An Australian hairdresser shocked social media users with a now-viral video showing a client’s massive lice infestation. Rachel Maroun posted the TikTok last month — which has ...

As the Thanksgiving holiday brings families together for meals, sleep‑overs and extended visits, Lice Clinics of America reminds everyone that some unwanted visitors—head lice—may also thrive in those ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The experimental compound abametapir kills lice and their eggs, according to new research. Abametapir could take the place of standard treatments such as permethrin, which are losing ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — For generations, children with signs of head lice were summarily sent home by the school nurse, to their shame. Now schools have become less nitpicky. With the backing of some major ...