Lice Articles

• Head Lice - The Facts: Tiny Ugly Creatures But Nothing To Be Afraid Of!
  
  Despite the prevalence of lice in Canadian schools each year, at least a third of Canadian parents surveyed (36 per cent) do not feel very confident about identifying lice or nits in their child’s hair. Furthermore, more than half of Canadian parents surveyed (56 per cent) reported they would feel distraught, scared it would spread, or embarrassed if their child had lice...
• Children and Lice - Something Else to Bug You!
  
  When you send your children to school, there is a good chance that they will be exposed to head lice - its about that simple. Lice are wingless bugs that live in hair. Lice feed off blood in the skin and are about the size of a sesame seed. Contrary to popular belief, lice prefer...
• Myths about Head Lice
  
  Head lice infestations, i.e., Pediculosis humanus capitis, is common, occurs worldwide and affects people of all ages and socioeconomic groups...
• New treatment available for head lice
  
  Lice are wingless, six-legged insects that live on hair and feed off blood in the skin. They are about the size of a sesame seed and their hook-like claws make it difficult to remove them from strands of hair...

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