NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wet-combing a child's hair may be the best way to determine if he or she has an active case of head lice, German researchers report. Dr. Claudia Jahnke of the City Health ...

Combing through a child's wet hair may lead to more accurate identification of active head lice infestation than visual inspection, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Dermatology, ...

Combing through a child's wet hair may lead to more accurate identification of active head lice infestation than visual inspection, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Dermatology, ...

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Combing through a child's wet hair may lead to more accurate identification of active head lice infestation than visual inspection, according to a new report. However, visual inspection may yield a ...

(HealthDay News)-- Combing wet hair with a fine-tooth comb is a more effective treatment for head lice than over-the-counter chemical products, a new British study finds. The discovery is important ...

Wet-combing a child's hair may be the best way to determine if he or she has an active case of head lice, German researchers report. Dr. Claudia Jahnke of the City Health Department in Braunschweig ...

Fine combing of wet hair is far more effective than current over the counter chemical treatments for eliminating head lice, shows research published online by the BMJ today. Head lice are parasites ...

Parents are tearing their hair over head lice, so much so that they’re turning to risky DIY treatments to rid their kids of nasty nits. Any mum and dad who has a children of school age will no doubt ...

Many of us have been here: A "my head is itchy" comment from the grade schooler. A sighting of little bugs scrambling on your child's head in the bath. The note home from school. These critters are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Acting quickly means you can rid your child's scalp of head lice in no time. (Getty Images) (Letizia Le Fur via Getty Images) ...