Travelling Lice (Lice-Free, That Is)
Head lice are everywhere. Some 6-12 million children get head lice each year in the United States alone. If you’re travelling within the U.S. or abroad, you can take precautions to make sure that you and/or your children don’t bring home any unwelcome guests in the form of head lice. Keep in mind that many […]
Miami Herald Unusual Jobs Article Features Lice Clinic
A Miami Herald article on unusual jobs in the city featured a number of surprising occupations—from hurricane hunter to cruise ship brew master to resort mermaids. One job on the list that might surprise you is “lice fighter.” The article features the Miami outpost of Lice Clinics of America, the largest and fastest-growing network of […]
Texas Law Requires Schools to Notify Parents of Head Lice Cases
A new law took effect in Texas on September 1, 2017, requiring elementary schools to notify parents of every child in a class where a student has been found to have head lice. The law, Senate Bill 1566, requires schools to notify parents of the affected child within 48 hours once a nurse or administrator determines […]
What You Need to Know About Lice Insecticides
The most common over-the-counter lice treatment products use pyrethrin, an industrial insecticide used to kill lice. Natural pyrethrin is a derivative of the Chrysanthemum flower. Its synthetic equivalent is permethrin. Together the chemicals are referred to as pyrethroids. There are some 3,500 products that use pyrethroids in varying concentrations, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. […]
Head Lice Season
If you ask most parents, teachers, daycare providers, and other folks that are forced to deal with head lice on a regular basis, they’ll tell you that there are three primary “seasons” when head lice infestations are common. They are back-to-school in the fall, after winter break, and after spring break. This isn’t too surprising, […]
Why It Used to Take So Long to Treat Head Lice
Traditional head lice treatment is a marathon, not a sprint. That’s because lice grow in three stages—egg (nit), nymph, and adult louse. Female adult lice lay eggs, which hatch in 7-10 days. The nymph phase takes another 10 days or so. This is a period where the lice are actively feeding (biting the scalp) but […]
Tables Turn When Teacher Gets Head Lice
A story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune about a teacher getting head lice has been syndicated around the country. We’re used to hearing about kids getting head lice at school—not so much with the teacher. In this case, the teacher, who only wanted to use her first name Mallory, found out she had head lice […]
Watch Out for Head Lice from Halloween Costumes
One lice treatment clinic is seeing an increase in head lice cases, mainly due to kids trying on Halloween costumes. Trying on masks, hats, and wigs in stores that other kids have used may be a way for lice to spread, according to reports. “During Halloween, people try on clothes, costumes, masks, hats, then start […]
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 […]
