CNN — (CNN) — 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 ...

Head lice are little, wingless insects that live on the scalp and suck human blood. Female lice lay eggs (nits) attached to the hair shaft near the scalp and cause itching and discomfort. While the ...

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 products ...

Discovering lice in your home can be frustrating, but handling the situation requires addressing both the affected individuals and their environment. While lice primarily live on the scalp, they can ...

The back-to-school season, as exciting and relieving as it can be for parents, also means the start of the dreaded lice infestations. It's estimated that around 12 million cases of head lice ...

(CNN) — 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. (CNN) — Marianne had a phone call she would never ...