KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — School may be out for the summer, but that's not stopping lice from making their way through town. The most common way to get lice is through head-to-head contact, like hugs.

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 ...

Parents are used to getting the dreaded "lice letter" and clearing their calendars, not just their kids' scalps. So when a ...

Marianne had a phone call she would never forget. Her daughter’s preschool called and asked her to pick up her child because she had lice. As someone who had never dealt with lice growing up and whose ...

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 ...

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: ...

Wrangling head lice, and the children they infest, must be up there with the most challenging duties a parent or carer has to ...

A typical head lice infestation involves a small number of lice, usually fewer than 10, although some individuals may have more. It’s possible to have a lice infestation for a prolonged period, even a ...