Amador Flores Vargas was rushed to hospital after being bitten by the blood-sucking bugs, but he was unable to fight off the severe infection ...

The process of developing effective lice treatment products cannot be taken lightly. Children’s health and safety are ...

Some parents are clamoring to be heard about the Fall River public school district's head lice policy, calling for kids to be ...

Head lice have a three-stage life cycle. They begin as nits, hatch and become nymphs, and become full-sized adults within weeks. Read more about them here.

White oil is another remedy for head lice. It blocks the lice’s breathing holes, causing the parasites to suffocate. The ...

The head louse is 1–2 mm long, wingless, and white-to-gray in color, living on average 30 days. ... This fomite transmission contributes to the challenging cycle of head lice infestation.

Abstract . Background In the treatment of human head lice infestation, healthcare providers are increasingly concerned about lice becoming resistant to existing pesticide treatments. Traditional ...

Sores or scabs on the scalp usually clear up on their own. However, they are sometimes signs of a condition requiring treatment, such as psoriasis, contact dermatitis, or head lice. Treatment ...

Courts are supposed to check abuses of power — not enable them. In a case involving an Alaska woman, they did neither.

This is a true story. It’s in a file at the Boney Courthouse in Anchorage. On May 2, 2025, the Alaska Supreme Court issued a ...

A new paper on sea lice from fish farms and wild salmon in B.C. shows a significant relationship between the two and critics ...