If you've ever parented elementary school-aged children, you know that a call you want to avoid is one from the school nurse notifying you that your child has been exposed to head lice. If such a call ...

Getting a bug bite can be a concerning experience, especially if you dont know what type of tiny creature left you with that red, throbbing welt on your skin. Dont panic most bug bites and stings from ...

As children return to classrooms, parents are grappling with a familiar, unwelcome guest: head lice. While schools are not the sole source of transmission, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Rinse off after swimming and change out of a wet swimsuit right away to remove jellyfish larvae. Use vinegar and hydrocortisone cream to ease itching and neutralize toxins. If you have symptoms like ...

Children have returned to school and are bringing home stories about the things they learned and the friends they made. But some parents are concerned they could also be bringing home a tiny nuisance ...

A new laboratory study suggests that human body lice are more efficient at transmitting Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague, than previously thought, supporting the possibility that they ...