To get rid of lice, you can use treatment methods like special combing, shampoos, and creams designed to kill lice.

Head lice are both prevalent and challenging to treat in children. Permethrin at 1% concentration is still considered the first-line therapy for children with head lice, despite the rising rate of ...

Many common over-the-counter lice remedies are no longer effective at stopping these critters from taking up residence on kids' heads, according to a study that has some doctors recommending ...

Dec. 9, 2002 — The most commonly used pediculicide for lice is permethrin 1% cream (PLT), now available over the counter. At its introduction, it was 97% effective, but a study in the November issue ...

Head lice are a lousy part of the school year or summer vacation for an estimated 6 to 12 million children in the United States every year. Infestations can lead to itchy scalp, irritability and poor ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The pharmacotherapy of head lice has been a frequent topic of this column, owing to its commonality, therapeutic ...

Here’s some lousy news: Lice in half of America—at least 25 states—are now resistant to over-the-counter treatments. That’s according to new research presented at the American Chemical Society’s ...

It’s been a hairy week for the Lice Lady of Westchester. Parents worried over reports of a new strain of drug-resistant lice have been telephoning Anna Albano Krosche — the woman behind a thriving ...

Anna Krosche is a professional nitpicker. She helps families get rid of lice. "No mom or dad wants to know that there are bugs in their kid's hair, so they're just really upset," Krosche said. Frantic ...

Several New York City-based delousers who screen for and treat head lice say that although business dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, they're now as busy as ever. The city’s Department of ...