As kids head back to school, an unlucky few will likely bring home some unwanted guests – head lice. If you remember being sent home when the school nurse found lice in your hair, you might be ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As students head back to school, many parents might not be aware of the latest lice policies issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC has recently ...

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — Head lice — a common problem among school-age children — is something all parents dread. Registered nurse Deanna Dickerson, owner of The Lice Place, encounters many ...

Marianne had a phone call she would never forget. Her daughter’s preschool called and asked her to pick up her child because she had lice. As someone who had never dealt with lice growing up and whose ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — As we gear up for back-to-school, buying school supplies, backpacks, clothes and shoes, there is something else you might consider: head lice prevention. The start of the ...

Children have returned to school and are bringing home stories about the things they learned and the friends they made. But some parents are concerned they could also be bringing home a tiny nuisance: ...

Picture this, it’s 1998 and you’re called to the principal’s office. Not because you flung paper clips at the substitute teacher again, but because your deskmate who has been missing since this ...

Sports, camps, sleepovers, and family vacations make the summer prime time for head lice to thrive. Every year, 6 million to 12 million children get head lice, according to the Centers for Disease ...

A new CDC guideline no longer requires students, to be sent from school when lice is found on them. “For many decades, we have known that a child that has head lice is not actually ill, it’s not ...

Ever year, an estimated 6 to 12 million children get head lice, leading to questions about missed school and work. Consumer Reports offers advice on how to make the best choices when dealing with lice ...