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Lice and Furniture
Head lice live on human hair. Lice crawl down to the scalp and must feed every 2-3 hours or so on human blood and their eggs must nest on the scalp in order to survive. They don’t live anywhere else. They like warm, humid environments like they find underneath layers of hair. They are not inclined…
Read MoreWhat Color Are Lice and their eggs?
Head lice and their eggs tend to vary in color. From yellow to white to tan and they can be even brown when they are adults as they feed on the human blood. As an egg, they tend to mostly be yellow, clear, or tan in color. Many times they look like the color of…
Read MoreCan lice fly?
Head lice are a wingless human parasites that are uniquely adapted for feeding and breathing on human heads. They have six claws designed to hold on very tightly to strands of human hair and they don’t like to hold onto things like furniture or pets. Their claws are only made to hold onto human hair.…
Read MoreHollywood Stars Caught with Head Lice
Our clinics have treated Olympic Gold Medalists, Principals, famous lawyers, and professional athletes. Hollywood stars seem to be in a class all their own. Glamorous makeup artists, personal stylists and hairdressers even make them appear much more beautiful and refined than everyday, normal people. Think of some of your most loved actors and actresses. What…
Read MoreUnexpected Ways You Can Get Head Lice
11 Unexpected Ways You Can Get Head Lice You know that lice can spread quickly—but do you know how and where? Here are the actual ways the tiny parasites travel from person to person. Attending a family reunion Family get-togethers are wonderful, but they are also a great excuse for relatives to squeeze together for…
Read MorePress Enterprise: Why a Brush with lice may be getting more common
Why a brush with lice may be getting more common A male human head louse. By David Downey | ddowney@scng.com | The Press-Enterprise January 5, 2017 at 10:41 pm It was a baffling and – downright gross – discovery. Just before Thanksgiving, Dan and Sandi Cuellar found lice living in 4-year-old daughter Alegria’s thick, long,…
Read MoreHollywood Leading Stars Caught With Head Lice
Hollywood’s Leading Stars Caught with Head Lice! Hollywood stars seem to be in a class all their own. Glamorous makeup artists, personal stylists and hairdressers even make them appear much more beautiful and refined than everyday, normal people. Think of some of your most loved actors and actresses. What would you think if you heard…
Read MoreWhat to Tell Your Kids
When your child is sent home from school because he or she has head lice, the first thing you should say is, “You didn’t do anything wrong.” (You should say this to yourself as well!) It’s true. If your child comes home from school and says that another kid in school has lice, you can…
Read MoreHalloween Costumes Could Give You Head Lice
Healthcare professionals are warning that people could get an unexpected scare when shopping for their Halloween costumes this year. Doctors have reported an increase in head lice at this time of year and surprisingly, it’s not just because it’s back to school season. Instead, experts say that the biggest cause is in fact Halloween costume…
Read MoreUnderstanding Head Lice and How Lice Survive
Understanding Head Lice When a family has a head lice infestation, there is a tendency to panic. Dealing with head lice can be frightening and stressful, primarily because people don’t tend to talk about how to treat head lice until they are dealing with them, which is when they are frantic and frustrated. Understanding head…
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