Health experts at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) say children don't have to be sent home from school if they have head lice. The Illinois-based association of pediatricians issued a clinical ...

It's almost time for books, backpacks, homework – and head lice? As younger students in pre-K, kindergarten and elementary school return to tight quarters with increased head-to-head contact, experts ...

How do you get rid of head lice? Just weeks into the school year and head lice are already driving mums (and dads) nits. Here’s what to do if your child becomes a victim. Striking fear into the hearts ...

Reno mom Sara Kopp searches through every strand of her daughter’s blond hair at least once a week. She meticulously combs through it, watching for lice after treating her 10-year-old for the bugs 15 ...

McKinney, TX, Nov. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Like many female entrepreneurs, Amanda Westerman wears many hats: Mother. Wife. Local business owner. What sets her apart is the type of business she ...

But then, neither is losing school attendance-based state money. And some parents in the Los Angeles Unified School District are more than a little bugged over a policy change in the district that ...

The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees will hear from staff on the district's lice procedures at its meeting on Tuesday. The discussion follows more than 6,500 people signing a petition ...

The treatment, and perception, of head lice may be changing as students return to classrooms amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Long the bane of parents and school health providers, head lice has typically ...

Field trips and visits to the school nurse will look different for some Palm Beach County students under new rules approved this week. The school board changed at least two policies to align with ...

Eugene, Ore., Oct. 22, 2012, -- Sharing is a wonderful thing, but not when it comes to head lice. Every year more than 12 million kids in the United States are affected with head lice. Prime breeding ...