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 ...

There are easy ways to treat this common scourge among schoolchildren. By Elizabeth Passarella For a minuscule, relatively harmless pest, the head louse is greatly feared among parents of young ...

Head lice are insects that can be found on the head, eyebrows and eyelashes of people. They feed on human blood several times a day and live close to the human scalp. Head lice move by crawling; they ...

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: ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — School may be out for the summer, but that's not stopping lice from making their way through town. The most common way to get lice is through head-to-head contact, like hugs.

As back to school season starts up, so does the possibility of head lice. Courtesy photo by WebMD. Everyone hates creepy crawlies, but what about them living on your head? Going back to school comes ...