WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The pawpaw tree is bearing new fruit for people with head lice. Research completed at Purdue University has resulted in a new shampoo that removes the lice. Jerry McLaughlin, ...
A new paper on sea lice from fish farms and wild salmon in B.C. shows a significant relationship between the two and critics say that contradicts a report from the federal government, which regulates ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: How does an adult handle getting rid of persistent infestation (over five months) of body lice? Are there doctors or professionals skilled in dealing with this problem? If so, how ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Research aimed at understanding how lice feed off humans may lead to new methods to control the blood-sucking pest that can transmit fatal diseases. In the November issue of the ...
Some parents are scratching their heads over less restrictive head lice policies that allow children with live bugs in their hair to return to the classroom. And some school nurses are no longer ...
Q: I teach elementary school, and lice are an ongoing, frustrating problem. Many low-income families struggle with the high cost of treatments, which often are not effective. I have two suggestions ...
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 plenty of ways to treat lice, but do you know the safest, fastest and most effective method available today? Oh no, it’s finally happened. Your child has come home with a case of itchy, ...
At a recent meeting of the Frewsburg Central School Board, members expressed concern with a particular policy that stated students with lice would no longer be sent home. Superintendent Shelly O’Boyle ...