The head louse is 1–2 mm long, wingless, and white-to-gray in color, living on average 30 days. It has a long, dorso-ventrally flattened, segmented abdomen with 3 pairs of clawed legs.

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 ... an estimated 82% of head lice were ...

You notice your child itching their head incessantly, so you take a closer look. When you do, you spot them: creepy, crawly, tough-to-get-rid-of lice scurrying around in your child's hair.

From In the Matter of the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Lila B., decided Friday by the Alaska Supreme Court (in an opinion by Chief Justice ...