Head lice are most commonly spread by close person-to-person contact, according to the CDC. (Getty Images) Head lice have been a dreaded parasite for years, with some schools temporarily shutting down ...

Everybody Gets Lice is ideal for home libraries, school classrooms, public libraries, pediatrician offices, and any space where families need clear, reassuring information. The book is available on ...

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 ...

Health experts at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) say children don't have to be sent home from school if they have head lice. The Illinois-based association of pediatricians issued a clinical ...

A purported notice from a school district is going viral after instructing parents to send their kids to school even if they have head lice.

(NEXSTAR) – Of the many illnesses, accidents and other classroom mishaps parents dread, a lice infestation is high on the list. New guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued Monday ...

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 ...

Whenever I drop into a local pharmacy in Notting Hill, the staff look at me with huge sympathy. “Not again?” Yes, nits are doing the rounds again at my children’s primary school. I’m spending around ...

Mr Murphy shared five tips on spotting, treating and preventing head lice: Check smart, not just often: Use a detection comb ...

Finding a lice infestation in your child's hair can cause panic. Lice are tiny gray insects that feed on your child's blood and can easily be spread to and from other children at school or daycare.

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 ...

Parents are used to getting the dreaded "lice letter" and clearing their calendars, not just their kids' scalps. So when a ...