MONTGOMERY, Ala. — For generations, children with signs of head lice were summarily sent home by the school nurse, to their shame. Now schools have become less nitpicky. With the backing of some major ...

Lice checks were a dreaded part of my childhood — I remember anxiously waiting for the nurse to call my name for a checkup, hoping a call home wouldn’t follow (sometimes, I wasn’t so lucky). Head lice ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Head lice are everywhere. The small, wingless insects infest ...

Live lice eggs are typically white to light brown, while dead lice eggs appear darker, often brown or black. Dead lice eggs remain attached to the hair shaft until they are manually removed or the ...

It’s important to remove adult lice and eggs that haven’t hatched before they can produce an even bigger infestation. It’s possible to prevent lice eggs from hatching if you treat or remove them at ...