Lice and dandruff cause similar symptoms, but they have different causes and treatments. Head lice are tiny parasites that live on the scalp and feed on blood. Dandruff is a skin condition in which ...

If you’ve ever taken a flight, you know the chaos that often ensues after landing when the pilot turns off the “fasten seatbelt” sign. People are jumping to their feet, swinging their bags down and in ...

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 ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- “Super lice,” as too many parents likely know, have become the most common headache in the battle to keep scalps and hair critter-free. But hope exists for removing the mutant pests.

Contrary to the name, gate lice does not refer to an outbreak of parasitic insects that live on your scalp at airport boarding gates. Erlon Silva - TRI Digital via Getty Images The boarding process ...