Lice are well camouflaged too, matching the color of the hair around them. Not to mention, your scalp is a perfect breeding ground. In one day, a female louse can lay up to eight eggs. Those eggs ...

The term “nits” actually describes the eggs of head lice. They’re often the first sign of an infestation. And with one louse laying more than 100 in their month-long lifespan, there can be a lot of ...

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The term “nits” actually describes the eggs of head lice. They’re often the first sign of an infestation. And with one louse laying more than 100 in their month-long lifespan, there can be a ...

Head lice affect more than 100 million people worldwide ... lotion in patients with difficult-to-eradicate head louse infestations. A cluster-randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, controlled ...

Commonly used chemical products aren't working as well as they once did, meaning head lice are harder to kill.

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) 8–10 mg/kg/day divided BID for 10 days Occasionally used off-label (not FDA-approved for lice); kills symbiotic bacteria in gut of louse; risk of severe ...

The system is also designed to look out for a perennially problematic visitor to fish farms - the parasitic sea louse. Lice attach to salmon and eat them, causing damage that can be fatal.