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

Ticks are spreading globally and bringing familiar conditions such as Lyme disease with them, as well as totally new ones.

White oil is another remedy for head lice. It blocks the lice’s breathing holes, causing the parasites to suffocate. The ...

Infection by certain wrigglers may reduce inflammation and fight obesity and diabetes. Scientists are working to turn the ...

A TikTok mom revealed that Disney World's Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique subtly checks children for lice while styling their hair.

Lice have developed resistance to many of the products available in over-the-counter lice shampoo and even to some ...

Amador Flores Vargas was rushed to hospital after being bitten by the blood-sucking bugs, but he was unable to fight off the severe infection ...

Any head-to-head contact is a pathway of infections ... t necessarily need everyone to have a treatment but “grown ups” should be on the lookout for lice too.

Even with herd treatment in the fall, later season lice infections can still occur since they are not active until later in the winter. The other option is topical treatments that are non-systemic.

Your healthcare provider may also want to test you for sexually transmitted infections that you may have acquired when exposed to pubic lice. Treatments for Pubic Lice The primary way to treat ...

Still, lice bites cause intense itching, which can lead to sores and possible secondary infections ... ingredients in many over-the-counter lice treatment shampoos. Research suggests that today ...

The bacterial infection, known as Bartonella quintana, or trench fever as it was called during World War I, lives in the feces of body lice and can ... patient refused treatment and lab testing ...