Pelthos Therapeutics Acquires Xeglyze® (abametapir) Topical Treatment for Head Lice

Acquisition adds complementary asset to the Pelthos commercial portfolioXeglyze is a novel, FDA-approved prescription ...
Yahoo

In head lice outbreaks, ‘selfies’ may be a surprising culprit

Anecdotal reports about a global rise in head lice cases have prompted warnings from some experts about a popular and universal activity among children and teenagers: taking selfies. Head lice, itchy ...
The Sun

What are head lice? Can nits jump, what do their eggs look like, what’s the best treatment and how do they spread?

Head lice are a common problem especially for young kids in primary school BEING searched with a ‘nit’ comb is a common experience for youngsters at school – but even adults’ heads can become infested ...
News Medical

Effective ways to combat head lice in schoolchildren

Head lice affect millions of children every year. Schoolchildren are commonly affected by head lice, which attach to hair and feed on human blood. Although head lice are a year-round problem, the ...
ABC News

Can a Common Face Cleanser Cure Head Lice?

Dec. 05, 2005 — -- For parents desperate to find a quick solution to head lice, a letter to the editor in the December issue of the journal Pediatrics offers hope. The letter, from California ...
Kaleido Scope

Don’t let head lice get the best of your family this school year

One of those annoyances comes in the form of head lice — itchy, bothersome, parasitic insects that live solely on the scalp hair of humans and usually on children 10 and younger. As do all insects, ...
Forbes

3 New Head Lice Drugs Could Change How Lice Are Treated

No one wants to talk about head lice. Even though, for those under 12, head lice is now more common than all other communicable diseases (other than the common cold) put together. Yet there's still a ...
CNN

Does your child have head lice? How to get rid of it for good

Marianne had a phone call she would never forget. Her daughter’s preschool called and asked her to pick up her child because she had lice. As someone who had never dealt with lice growing up and whose ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Lice concerns rise as children return to school. Here's what parents can do

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 ...
New York Post

I’m blessed to kill head lice for a living — here’s how to avoid infestation

You think your job’s lousy? A 21-year-old woman is going viral on TikTok after admitting her full-time job is killing scalp-loving critters. Rachel Maroun, from Sydney, Australia, revealed to her ...
The Independent

Head lice are getting harder to kill - here’s three steps to breaking the nit cycle

Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Wrangling head lice, and the children they infest, must be up there with the most challenging duties a parent or carer ...
USA Today

Head lice: Separating facts from fiction as kids get ready to head back to school

It's almost time for books, backpacks, homework – and head lice? As younger students in pre-K, kindergarten and elementary school return to tight quarters with increased head-to-head contact, experts ...