lice

Many school districts around the country adhere to a strict zero-tolerance or “no nit” policy when lice and their nits are found to be present in the heads of even a few students. At this point, many of these schools encourage families with children who are so affected to stay…

The reason that parents are often shocked when they find lice in their children’s hair is that they think they know all about how these bugs are transmitted. Some parents mistakenly believe that since their child is clean and lice only infest the heads of dirty people, there must be…

You’ve applied the latest over the counter medication to your scalp and that of your child thinking that’s it. You’ll just wait and presto. Your lice problem will be solved and for a time it is. Then months, weeks or even days later those nits and adult lice return taking…

One of the biggest problems with traditional head lice treatments is that they, inadvertently, end up creating generations of stronger lice that are resistant to the two commonly used ingredients found in these kinds of medications – Pyrethrin and Permethrin. And this, in a nutshell, is one of the reasons…

As the school year returns, more and more stories of  head lice outbreaks are bound to start popping up in the media causing parents to be gravely concerned and in some cases panicked about their children’s well being. The problem is that the media sometimes fails to give consumers complete…

“Sometimes the medicine is worse than the disease. It is unfortunate that well intentioned parents treating their children with toxic or flammable substances have caused deaths and poisonings.” Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health   Unfortunately, many people believe that the only way to relieve…

An itchy scalp can be indicative of a lot of things. It may be due to a skin condition such as dandruff or it may be due to unwelcome guests that have decided to take up residence in your scalp. By this we mean head lice. The difference between the…

According to the Academy of Dermatology, every year 6-12 million children between the ages of 3 and 12 years old get head lice. This can lead to parents being hyper-cautious when it comes to protecting their children from these pests. And even though a bit of caution is never a…