Acu-Poll Study Results
Lice Clinics of America in conjunction with OnePoll surveyed 2,000 parents living in the U.S. to unveil their top worries.
Stick to the Facts and Stop the Bullying Surrounding Head Lice
School children can be quick to make fun of any perceived difference among them and having head lice is no exception. Some get the idea from their parents that if a child in their class has head lice, the child and his or her family are somehow at fault. This can lead to the bullying
Who Feels Bullied Because of Head Lice? Parents!
October is National Bullying Prevention month, and while the focus is rightly on the treatment of children, parents can feel bullied, too, especially when it comes to having head lice in the family. A OnePoll survey of 2,000 U.S. parents—conducted in conjunction with Lice Clinics of America—found that 52 percent of parents feel judged by
The Search is Over. End the Lice-Mare Today at Lice Clinics of America.
It’s no secret that ridding a family of head lice can be stressful and time consuming—a nightmare that some have called a “lice-mare.” Most home lice treatments require repeated applications, tedious comb-outs and nitpicking, with no guarantee of success. If one nit is missed, the lice will return. Lice Clinics of America® offers an immediate,
Keep Your Family Lice-Free All Year Long with Lice Clinics of America
Back-to-school time is peak season for head lice. Children returning to school huddle together to share stories, photos, and lots of hugs, and head-to-head contact is the primary way head lice spread from child to child. Lice Clinics of America®, the world’s largest network of professional lice treatment centers, sees a surge in cases of
Don’t Let Back to School Mean Back to Lice
As summer ends and school begins again, it is important for parents to be on their guard against head lice. Children between the ages of 3 and 12 are the most likely to get head lice, and there are best practices parents can use to prevent lice from afflicting their children. Check your kids’ heads
Texas Lice Clinic Owners Travel to Columbia to Rid Orphanage of Head lice
When Jim and Sonia Watt were asked by a friend to fly to Columbia to an orphanage to treat 175 children and staff for head lice, they instinctively said “yes”—without knowing how they would fund the project. The couple owns Lice Clinics of America® treatment centers in College Station and Tomball, Texas, and know how
Lice Clinics of America Gives 2018 Community Caring Award to OneEighty for Turning Lives Around
At its annual summit in April, Lice Clinics of America® awarded its 2018 Community Caring Award to OneEighty, an organization dedicated to bringing hope, love, and opportunity to people and communities impacted by crisis, poverty, or addiction in the “Quad Cities” area of northwestern Illinois and southeastern Iowa. “As we look at the support received
Lice Clinics of America Partners with CareCredit to Help Consumers Finance Treatments
Lice Clinics of America®, the world’s largest network of professional lice treatment centers and exclusive providers of treatment using the revolutionary “one and done” AirAllé® medical device, announced a partnership with consumer healthcare financing leader CareCredit. “Our mission is to make it as easy as possible for families to get head lice out of their
Environmental Watchdog Sounds Alarm on Pesticides Used in Lice Products
Environmental Watchdog Sounds Alarm on Pesticides Used in Lice Products The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend its study of pyrethroids until it can include six studies on links to the pesticide’s impact on childhood cognitive and psychological development. Claiming that a “crucial decision on pesticides and
