And new research shows that they are becoming increasingly difficult to kill. The bugs known as super lice have developed genetic mutations that make them resistant to many of the over-the-counter ...

Her work has previously appeared in The U.S. Sun. Cailin Hawn Working at a lice clinic wasn’t a career Cailin Hawn had ever imagined for herself. Yet, at 21, it has become a job that has offered ...

Cameron Webb and the Department of Medical Entomology, NSW Health Pathology and University of Sydney, have been engaged by a wide range of insect repellent and insecticide manufacturers to provide ...

Wrangling head lice, and the children they infest, must be up there with the most challenging duties a parent or caregiver has to face. And the job is getting harder. Commonly used chemical ...

MAKE THE BEST CHOICES WHEN FACING LICE. IT’S OFTEN A FAMILY AFFAIR WHEN IT COMES TO COLDS, FLU, AND EVEN HEAD LICE. JUST LIKE ITCHING MY HEAD AND I’M LIKE, I WAS LIKE, THAT IS DEFINITELY A BUG.

Move aside, “gate lice.” Flight passengers are now debating the latest travel annoyance that takes place on the actual plane: “aisle lice.” Gate lice drew headlines after American Airlines ...

As school starts back up, so does the number of head lice cases. But humans have been dealing with the parasites for millennia—and that may continue indefinitely. Head lice are some of our ...

Buying a second-hand costume for Halloween this year might come with an extra guest you weren’t expecting: head lice. And business is booming right now for folks working with Lice Squad, founder Dawn ...

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 ...

The email arrives on a Friday afternoon. The subject line is a three-word horror story: Lice at camp. “No,” I say, out loud, even though I am alone. I immediately flash back to last year ...

Body lice lay eggs on clothing, feed on human blood, and can transmit disease to humans. People without housing and living in crowded conditions have a higher risk of body lice than others.