School Lice Policies Scare Parents, Not Nurses
School Lice Policies Scare Parents, Not Nurses Changing lice policies at schools can frighten parents that still believe myths about head lice. In central Washington, a school district that now allows children with lice to stay in school has had to educate parents about the way lice spread. One parent told KEPR TV in Tri-Cities, […]
Because You Love Your Children, Don’t Use Lice Products with Pyrethroids
If you love your children, you won’t want to use lice products that use pyrethroids. Here’s why. Pyrethroids are the class of pesticide used by the most popular over-the-counter (OTC) lice products. That’s right. These products use pesticides. For decades, parents have been dousing their children’s heads with toxic chemicals to treat head lice. Pyrethroids […]
Why Head Lice Are So Hard To Beat (and How To Beat Them)
No one wants to talk about head lice. Until your child has head lice. Then you find you can’t talk or think about anything else. While head lice cause stress and embarrassment to parents, most of the stress comes from the fact they are so darned hard to get rid of. Here’s why. Lice are […]
Lice on the Rise as Traditional Treatments Falter
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 6-12 million children contract head lice in the United States each year. That figure has remained the same for years, and it’s a wide range as cases of head lice are difficult to count because they are not evenly recorded throughout the country. Cases of […]
Head Scratching Solution to Lice
When Chris and Kristi Winkler were looking for a business opportunity, they didn’t initially think of head lice. “Lice, ugh,” Kristi remembers thinking. “Just the thought of the little critters made my head itch.” But as the mother of two in Prince William County, Virginia learned more about the problems parents have dealing with head […]
Texas Head Lice Law Sparks Lice Checks
Texas is serious about head lice. The state passed a law in 2017 that requires schools to notify the parents of every child in a class in which a student is diagnosed with head lice. For Heather Smith, owner of Lice Clinics of America clinics in Lufkin and Tyler, this state legislation has resulted in […]
Head Lice: It’s Not If but When
According to government statistics, there are some 75 million children in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that 6-12 million of these contract head lice each year. That means roughly 1 in 10 ten kids will get head lice annually, making the odds pretty good that most families will […]
New Super Gel Lice Treatment and Prevention Product
Lice Clinics of America, the leader in safe, fast, effective lice treatment, is introducing a new product in its clinics that is already beloved by customers and has been used in trials: Super Gel. It’s a light and easy-to-washout rinse that has gotten rave reviews. “The fact is that we all LOVE how it doesn’t […]
Do You have Head Lice and Not Know It?
Do You have Head Lice and Not Know It? While most people associate head lice with an itchy scalp, and itching is a primary symptom of head lice, many people have no symptoms—at least for the first few weeks of an infestation. This means it can take up to six weeks for a child or […]
Lice Preventer Kit Guarantees Lice Protection
Lice Preventer Kit Guarantees Lice Protection Never worry about lice again! Lice prevention is now 100 percent guaranteed. That’s the message from Lice Clinics of America, the company responsible for bringing lice treatment into the 21st century! Lice Clinics of America recently announced the availability of the new Lice Preventer Kit. It’s a new product […]
