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During back-to-school season, your child might bring home an unwanted visitor: head lice. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), anywhere from 6 million to 12 million ...

Anecdotal reports about a global rise in head lice cases have prompted warnings from some experts about a popular and universal activity among children and teenagers: taking selfies. Head lice, itchy ...

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 ...

Yes, it’s possible for newborn babies to get head lice, though it’s generally more common in school-age children. If a newborn has contact with someone who has head lice, however, the lice can spread ...

Head lice affect millions of children every year. Schoolchildren are commonly affected by head lice, which attach to hair and feed on human blood. Although head lice are a year-round problem, the ...

Head lice are both prevalent and challenging to treat in children. Permethrin at 1% concentration is still considered the first-line therapy for children with head lice, despite the rising rate of ...