Medically reviewed by Brendan Camp, MD When your scalp is itchy and white flakes are visible in your hair, you may wonder whether you have lice or dandruff. Their symptoms can overlap, making it hard ...

Head lice affect more than 100 million people worldwide annually. Permethrin (1% formulation) is efficacious but resistance is emerging. Malathion (0.5% formulation) is an alternative, but ...

When a child has head lice, the whole family is invested, and sometimes, the whole family is infested. Just ask Rachel Knutson and Lisa Rudquist.

This all made sense to me for two reasons: One, I had very short hair back then; and two, the conventional wisdom among Black people was that Black people don’t get lice. Unfortunately ...

Cats, dogs, and other pets do not have any role in human lice transmission. Spotting lice in hair is not always easy because sometimes you may not feel any symptoms. Adult lice make you feel like ...

If you've got kids, you may have battled lice. Every year, an estimated six to 12 million children get head lice.

Head lice are every parents' worst nightmare - here, Dr Said Danishani explains to us exactly what head lice are, how to ...

Children worldwide are commonly infected with head lice, or pediculosis capitis. The epidemiology, etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and preventive and treatment modalities for ...

This number might surprise you. Every year, an estimated 6 million to 12 million children get head lice. Consumer Reports has ...