SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A small child died after suffocating on a plastic bag that was used along with mayonnaise as a home remedy for head lice, Springfield police say. Police Sgt. John Delaney ...

The itchiness, irritation, and the incessant scratching caused by the small bugs on your scalp and hair make head lice a nuisance at best and at worst, well—they’re the worst. Head lice feed on blood ...

White vinegar can be used for almost everything around our homes, but could it help to kill lice? Pest control pros have explained to us why vinegar is not the best solution for killing lice, and what ...

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 ...

Head lice are most commonly spread by close person-to-person contact, according to the CDC. (Getty Images) Head lice have been a dreaded parasite for years, with some schools temporarily shutting down ...

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 ...

Discovering head lice can be a shock. But while these tiny parasites can make your scalp itchy, they don’t directly cause hair loss. Causes of hair loss may include stress, extreme scratching, or a ...

Several New York City-based delousers who screen for and treat head lice say that although business dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, they're now as busy as ever. The city’s Department of ...

Two words are guaranteed to strike fear into every parent’s heart like no other: head lice. You can rest assured that as soon as your little ones start nursery or school, you’ll be forced to deal with ...

Head lice are extremely common, especially in children, but anyone can get them. Getting lice doesn’t mean anything about your personal hygiene or living circumstances, and you have plenty of options ...