LICE TIPS

The fact is, anyone can get head lice if they have even a 1/4 inch of hair. Learn symptoms of head lice you should watch for as not everyone experiences itching.

Where do you get lice from? Find out what are the most common places where do you get head lice from and some tips on how to avoid them.

Las Vegas head lice infestations are most common in pre-school and elementary school children. The families of these children often also get head lice infestation due to its highly contagious nature.

Head lice is a major problem for schools. It is the second leading cause of absenteeism with only the common cold being a greater cause. Each year at least 12 million kids miss days of school on account of lice.

Parents in northern weather climates such as the Detroit and Ann Arbor Michigan areas often ask if lice die in the cold weather. The answer is no. What head lice need to survive are strands of hair (any length even buzz cut) and access to blood in the head, which is their food source.

So often we at LiceDoctors hear from parents that they feel that they should have known that their child has lice. "How did I miss it?", they wonder. As Denise, a mom in Troy, Michigan said to us last week, "I feel remiss somehow. Like, how how did both of my kids have it so bad and I didn't notice it?"

An advanced case of head lice that LiceDoctors treated. Yes, the brown on the paper towel is an abundance of head lice.

As with other geographical areas across the US, young children in Boston face lice infestations in their classrooms through out the school year and in their camp groups during the summers.

Head lice in summer camps are quite common as lice tend to be more prevalent during warmer months. Learn the best tips to prevent head lice spread in camps in our article.

It is a common belief that some hair types are more susceptible to head lice than others. But is it true? Find out what kind of hair lice like the most!