(CONSUMER REPORTS) — The number might surprise you. Every year, an estimated 6 million to 12 million children get head lice. As is often the case, when kids get something, parents do as well ...

As parents, teachers and children start getting ready for term one, families will be on the lookout for itchy scalps caused by head lice. iSpyNits founder Kate Ricketts, who created a world-first lice ...

Some parents have been so overwhelmed by the costs of head lice treatment or been led astray by misinformation that they are resorting to unusual methods, the Kiwi creator of a world-first lice ...

Head lice affect more than 100 million people worldwide annually. Permethrin (1% formulation) is efficacious but resistance is emerging. Malathion (0.5% formulation) is an alternative, but ...

iSpyNits founder Kate Ricketts estimates about 300,000 children at any one time in New Zealand have lice. Photo / Getty Images Some parents have been so overwhelmed by the costs of head lice ...

A foreign object stuck in the skin Some examples are a wood splinter, fishhook, glass sliver or needle Symptoms of a Foreign Object in the Skin Pain. Most tiny slivers in the top layer of skin do not ...