School’s Out For Head Lice in Pennsylvania Town
School’s Out For Head Lice in Pennsylvania Town A grade school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was forced to close its doors due to an outbreak of head lice, according to Fox43 News. The school closed for two days in October to deal with the situation. Local pediatrician Dr. Naazneen Iqbal told the station that the lice […]
New Lice Remover Kit Cures Lice Without the Mess or Toxins
New Lice Remover Kit Cures Lice Without the Mess or Toxins It’s no secret that the vast majority of head lice afflicting children in the United States are now resistant to the chemicals used in the most popular over-the-counter (OTC) lice treatments. A study in the Journal of Medical Entomology published in 2016 found that […]
Lice Clinics of America Medical Director Comments On Airline Ban of Family with Head Lice
Lice Clinics of America Medical Director Comments On Airline Ban of Family with Head Lice Dr. Krista Lauer, M.D., medical director of Lice Clinics of America—the nation’s largest network of head lice removal clinics—commented on the recent controversy surrounding the removal of a family from an airliner due to the presence of head lice on […]
OTC head lice treatments: How they work and how they don’t
When a child comes home from school (or camp or day care) with head lice, most parents rush to the pharmacy and buy one of many available over-the-counter (OTC) head-lice treatments. There are a couple of reasons to slow down before taking this step. First, there is no need to panic. Easier said than done, […]
Head Lice Symptoms
Head lice. Just thinking about the icky bugs can cause your scalp to itch. If your school or daycare center has notified you that lice have been detected, you’ll want to check your child (and yourself) immediately. Here are some of the signs that your child might have head lice. If your child is scratching […]
Why You Shouldn’t Listen to Advice When Dealing with Head Lice
Why You Shouldn’t Listen to Advice When Dealing with Head Lice When a child comes home with head lice, most parents are, sadly, unprepared and go into panic mode. They rush to the drug store or doctor’s office (or Internet) and do whatever they are told because they don’t know any better. For many, many […]
What Do Lice Look Like
What Do Lice Look Like? Lice are hard to see, and sometimes seeing is in the eye of the beholder. This means parents that don’t want to see head lice on their child’s head often take a quick glance and assume everything is ok. On the other hand, parents that have dealt with head lice […]
New Lice Remover Kit Cures Lice Without the Mess or Toxins
It’s no secret that the vast majority of head lice afflicting children in the United States are now resistant to the chemicals used in the most popular over-the-counter (OTC) lice treatments. A study in the Journal of Medical Entomology published in 2016 found that 98 percent of head lice in 42 states are resistant to […]
Where Do Head Lice Come From?
If you’ve ever encountered head lice in your family, you may know that lice afflict some 6-12 million people—mostly children—each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lice are a serious nuisance and they never seem to go away. So you may wonder, where did head lice come from in the […]
How Lice Live – Understanding Head Lice can help
Dealing with Lice When a family is afflicted with head lice, there is a tendency to panic. Dealing with head lice can be frightening and stressful, primarily because people don’t tend to talk about how to treat head lice until they are dealing with them, which is when they are frantic and frustrated. Understanding how […]
