With the return to school, lots of you may be hearing people talking about head lice and nits, but what do we actually know ...

To get rid of lice, you can use treatment methods like special combing, shampoos, and creams designed to kill lice.

Head lice are most commonly spread by close person-to-person contact, according to the CDC. (Getty Images) Head lice have been a dreaded parasite for years, with some schools temporarily shutting down ...

You notice your child itching their head incessantly, so you take a closer look. When you do, you spot them: creepy, crawly, tough-to-get-rid-of lice scurrying around in your child's hair. Removing ...

Uncontrollable itching. Sleepless nights. Incredible stench. Uh oh, it looks like you could have a head lice infestation. Where would you get the lice from? How fast would these little critters breed ...

Finding a lice infestation in your child's hair can cause panic. Lice are tiny gray insects that feed on your child's blood and can easily be spread to and from other children at school or daycare.

Head lice are little, wingless insects that live on the scalp and suck human blood. Female lice lay eggs (nits) attached to the hair shaft near the scalp and cause itching and discomfort. Since lice ...

CNN — (CNN) — 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 ...

One of the least exciting things about sending your kids back to school is that along with finding new friends and doing homework, they could also bring home head lice! But there are some myths about ...

Head lice have been a dreaded parasite for years, with some schools temporarily shutting down over lice outbreaks. But while many schools and day care facilities have a policy that someone with lice ...