^pDear Doctor K:^p A child in my daughter’s classroom has head lice. What do I need to do if my daughter gets it? ^pDear Reader:^p Lice — the visitor dreaded by parents everywhere. Head lice are small ...

Whether you kill them with hot or cold air, attack them with chemicals or natural remedies, or meticulously comb them out live, lice infesting a child's head are a problem that demands to be addressed ...

When teachers open their classrooms to students this fall, they’re also inviting an unwanted guest: head lice. Any parent who’s gone several rounds with a nit comb and a squirming child knows how ...

Those wingless insects that live on your skin, lays eggs in your hair and drink your blood have been the bane of men, women and children for centuries. Longer, actually. Far longer. Head lice have ...

Whenever I drop into a local pharmacy in Notting Hill, the staff look at me with huge sympathy. “Not again?” Yes, nits are doing the rounds again at my children’s primary school. I’m spending around ...

Between 6 and 12 million children ages 3 through 11 get head lice every year in the U.S., according to an estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s a lot of itching. If ...