Head lice and nits: What's true and what's a myth?

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

How do you get lice? Lice mainly spreads through head-to-head contact — here's how to prevent it

It's most common for children to get lice through head-to-head contact. Here's what you should know to prevent the spread of lice.
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Studies on the taxonomy and ecology of the jumping plant lice (Homoptera: Psylloidea) of Panamá(Ph.D. Dissertation)

Brown, Robert G. 1985. "Studies on the taxonomy and ecology of the jumping plant lice (Homoptera: Psylloidea) of Panamá(Ph.D. Dissertation)." Liverpool Polytechnic.
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Systematics, biology and evolution of the jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) associated with Schinus (Anacardiaceae)

Burckhardt, D. and Basset, Yves. 2000. "Systematics, biology and evolution of the jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) associated with Schinus (Anacardiaceae)." Journal of Natural History, 34 57 ...
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Lice concerns rise as kids return to school. What can parents do?

Some of those products include benzyl alcohol lotion which only kills lice and not the eggs, ivermectin lotion, malathion lotion, and lindane shampoo which can be toxic if used incorrectly. But he ...