The myth that head lice prefer unwashed hair has fueled plenty of stigma. In reality, there’s no link between these tiny parasites and personal hygiene. Anyone can get them. Getting head lice doesn’t ...

Head lice might not be able to jump, but the number of people seeking advice on head lice and nits from the NHS website certainly did, as children in England returned to school at the start of ...

Why launch a new consumer health company with a lice removal product, of all things? When Cartwheel Founder-CEO Joanna Shu’s own kids got head lice, and she went shopping for treatments, “the options ...

The human-head louse has a ghostly quality. It tends to glimmer in and out of view, leaving only subtle signs and omens of its presence. Is that oblong speck an egg sac or a flake of dandruff? Was ...

Lots of kids will get lice at least once while they’re in school. Removing the insects and their eggs (called nits) from your child’s hair is a painstaking process — even if they aren’t squirming or ...

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 ...

Head lice do not have preferences for clean or dirty hair. Anyone can get lice if they come into close contact with someone who has them. However, some research suggests that certain groups may be ...