CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- It's a problem in everyschool and in nearly every family. It keeps kids out of class and separatesbest friends for a period of time. It's a four-letter word every parent ...

They are miniscule, measuring at most 2 mm to 3 mm long, yet few things induce more panic or fear among parents than head lice. But while an infestation of head lice on a child can be uncomfortable, ...

Head lice are not known to spread disease. Head lice thrive in a school setting where children are in closer proximity An estimated 6-12 million head lice infestations occur each year in children ages ...

Head lice have upped their game — recent research confirms that many of them have become resistant to most of the potions we use to kill them. Sometimes just talking about lice makes people’s heads ...

Bad news for parents of school-aged children, those run-of-the-mill lice from the ’80s and ’90s have upped their game. While the newly mutated “super lice” have most parents shaking in their boots, ...

Children have returned to school and are bringing home stories about the things they learned and the friends they made. But some parents are concerned they could also be bringing home a tiny nuisance ...

Lice. Say the word out loud and your head immediately starts to itch. And, if your child ends up getting them, they'll probably be harder to get rid of. In the most recent data from the Journal of ...

They're back. With the start of a new school year, families across the metro are again seeing head lice spreading from person to person. The beginning of the school year is peak season for the pesky ...