This is a true story. It’s in a file at the Boney Courthouse in Anchorage. On May 2, 2025, the Alaska Supreme Court issued a ...

Courts are supposed to check abuses of power — not enable them. In a case involving an Alaska woman, they did neither.

An itchy scalp may be related to your hair-washing schedule, but may stem from various other causes, including skin ...

Get the lowdown on head lice. Lice do not jump or hop, they can only crawl. In most cases, lice are spread by direct, head-to-head contact. Indirect spread through contact with personal belongings ...

Girls are more likely to be carry head lice than boys. Long hair means it’s easier for the head lice to hitch a ride. Head lice don’t jump or fly, they move from head to head via direct contact.

Long hair means it’s easier for the head lice to hitch a ride. One study found that in some classrooms, almost three in four children had head lice. CDC/Unsplash ...

Head lice are small parasites that live on human scalps, feeding on blood. ... Each day, an adult female louse lays up to eight eggs on hair strands near the scalp.

Head lice are about the size of a sesame seed and can live on a person’s head for ... Those eggs incubate for about 10 ... an adult washes a child’s hair, then uses a special lice comb ...

“Head lice can’t jump or hop, but they can crawl fast from one head to the next. So maybe you get two adult lice and the female lays eggs — called nits — at the base of the hair, close to ...

Female lice can lay up to eight eggs per day. They crawl — they cannot jump and do not fly. Unlike body lice, head lice are not dangerous and do not carry diseases.