Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Acting quickly means you can rid your child's scalp of head lice in no time. (Getty Images) (Letizia Le Fur via Getty Images) ...

Lice and dandruff cause similar symptoms, but they have different causes and treatments. Head lice are tiny parasites that live on the scalp and feed on blood. Dandruff is a skin condition in which ...

Scratch. Scratch. Scratch. Is your child’s feeling really itchy. Could it be head lice? Fall will soon be here, children have returned to school and the topic of head lice often returns. Signs of head ...

Signs of body lice have been found in at least two areas at the University of Maryland, including the main campus library, the school’s health center said. The huge university, located in the ...

The start of a new school year often means shopping for supplies, making new friends and getting acclimated to the teaching styles of new teachers. Unfortunately, a new school year also can mean head ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What you really need to know about how these pests spread, the risks they pose, and how to treat them By Catherine Roberts In ...

Lice checks were a dreaded part of my childhood — I remember anxiously waiting for the nurse to call my name for a checkup, hoping a call home wouldn’t follow (sometimes, I wasn’t so lucky). Head lice ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- “Super lice,” as too many parents likely know, have become the most common headache in the battle to keep scalps and hair critter-free. But hope exists for removing the mutant pests.

Wrangling head lice, and the children they infest, must be up there with the most challenging duties a parent or caregiver ...