Siblings and Head Lice – Tips from Lice Clinics of America®
April 10th is National Siblings Day, and Lice Clinics of America is using the day to call attention to the fact that siblings are often the channel used by head lice to spread. The closer in age siblings are, the more likely it is for them to spread lice to one another. That’s because siblings […]
Consumer Protection Program Tests Home Remedies for Lice—They Don’t Work
Verify is a consumer protection program of WUSA Channel 9 in Washington, D.C., that, in its own words: “Is on a mission to separate fact from fiction in news and social media. We respect truth above all and believe in transparency.” The program took on the issue of head lice to answer the question, “Does […]
16 Year Old in the Intensive Care Unit as a Result of a Head Lice Infestation
It was with a heavy heart that I read the news of a 16-year-old in the intensive care unit as a result of a head lice infestation. A friend told her to put gasoline on her hair to kill the bugs. She took gasoline from her family’s heating unit and dumped it on her head. […]
Spring Into Head Lice Prevention
When confronted with head lice, parents often panic. They don’t know how to solve the problem, primarily because people don’t like to talk about head lice until they have to. The best defense against head lice, however, is a good offense. Since 12 million children under 13 years-old get head lice each year—there are 48 […]
Don’t Let Lice Drive You Mad This March
Any madness you experience this March should only involve college basketball. But as head lice become a growing problem in many areas, and spring break means kids hanging out together, it pays to be prepared and to know how to treat head lice quickly and effectively. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Lice Clinics of America® Reports Infestations in Local Communities
Lice Clinics of America, the world’s largest network of lice treatment centers, regularly alerts communities when head lice infestations become widespread in a city or neighborhood. Clinics provide this service to make parents aware if their children are at risk of contracting head lice. Lice are not life-threatening, and they don’t carry any disease, but […]
No, You Don’t Have to Bulldoze Your House After Head Lice
You may have heard of parents frantically cleaning their home after discovering a child has head lice—washing every linen, shampooing pets, bagging and quarantining pillows and stuffed animals for weeks, even throwing away things for fear of contamination. These steps aren’t all necessary and understanding how lice live and spread can give you peace of […]
LICE CLINICS OF AMERICA RANKED A TOP FRANCHISE IN ENTREPRENEUR’S HIGHLY COMPETITIVE 40TH ANNUAL FRANCHISE 500
Salt Lake City, Utah Lice Clinics of America recently ranked for the first time in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500®, the world’s first, best and most comprehensive franchise-ranking list. Placement on the Franchise 500® is a highly sought-after honor in the franchise industry, as evidenced by the fact that Entrepreneur received more than 1,000 applications this year, making […]
Science and Medicine Have Come Together to Beat Head Lice with New FDA-Cleared Technology
Lice Clinics of America’s AirAllé device gives parents a fast, clean, safe solution to the age-old problem For decades, head lice have been associated with poor hygiene and treated in secret due to the high “yuck” factor, though the hygiene connection was disproven long ago by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Salt […]
Hugs Not Bugs This February
Love is everywhere in February as many people around the world celebrate Valentine’s Day. Stores are filled with heart-shaped merchandise in the form of cards, chocolates, balloons, and other sentimental stuff to shower on that special someone. In recent years, a new movement has developed around Valentine’s Day. It’s called the International Random Acts of […]
