
Why Head Lice Are So Hard To Beat (and How To Beat Them)
No one wants to talk about head lice. Until your child has head lice. Then you find you can’t talk or think about anything else. While head lice cause stress and embarrassment to parents, most of the stress comes from the fact they are so darned hard to get rid of. Here’s why. Lice are

Lice on the Rise as Traditional Treatments Falter
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 6-12 million children contract head lice in the United States each year. That figure has remained the same for years, and it’s a wide range as cases of head lice are difficult to count because they are not evenly recorded throughout the country. Cases of

Head Scratching Solution to Lice
When Chris and Kristi Winkler were looking for a business opportunity, they didn’t initially think of head lice. “Lice, ugh,” Kristi remembers thinking. “Just the thought of the little critters made my head itch.” But as the mother of two in Prince William County, Virginia learned more about the problems parents have dealing with head

Texas Head Lice Law Sparks Lice Checks
Texas is serious about head lice. The state passed a law in 2017 that requires schools to notify the parents of every child in a class in which a student is diagnosed with head lice. For Heather Smith, owner of Lice Clinics of America clinics in Lufkin and Tyler, this state legislation has resulted in

Head Lice: It’s Not If but When
According to government statistics, there are some 75 million children in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that 6-12 million of these contract head lice each year. That means roughly 1 in 10 ten kids will get head lice annually, making the odds pretty good that most families will

New Super Gel Lice Treatment and Prevention Product
New Super Gel Lice Treatment and Prevention Product Lice Clinics of America, the leader in safe, fast, effective lice treatment, is introducing a new product in its clinics that is already beloved by customers and has been used in trials: Super Gel. It’s a light and easy-to-washout rinse that has gotten rave reviews. “The fact

Do You have Head Lice and Not Know It?
Do You have Head Lice and Not Know It? While most people associate head lice with an itchy scalp, and itching is a primary symptom of head lice, many people have no symptoms—at least for the first few weeks of an infestation. This means it can take up to six weeks for a child or

Lice Preventer Kit Guarantees Lice Protection
Lice Preventer Kit Guarantees Lice Protection Never worry about lice again! Lice prevention is now 100 percent guaranteed. That’s the message from Lice Clinics of America, the company responsible for bringing lice treatment into the 21st century! Lice Clinics of America recently announced the availability of the new Lice Preventer Kit. It’s a new product

How Did My Child Get Head Lice
How Did My Child Get Head Lice Head lice are a growing problem in the United States. Many parents confronted with an infestation have never dealt with head lice because they never had lice as children. But as many as 12 million children between the ages of 3 and 11 get head lice each year

How to Check for Head Lice
How to Check for Head Lice Head lice can be difficult to diagnose because they are difficult to see. Just because a child scratches his or her head doesn’t mean that head lice are present. An itchy scalp can also be caused by unusually dry skin, or conditions such as dandruff, eczema, or by an