A strain of head lice resistant to over-the-counter treatments has now been found in 25 states across the U.S. "Super lice" were first reported in the United States in 2000 by Kyong Yoon, Ph.D. In ...

ARVADA, Colo. -- Super lice are multiplying at disturbing rates across the country. A new study, soon to be published in the Journal of Epidemiology, found the resistant bugs now exist in 48 states.

A mutated type of head lice has been found in 48 states, according to a recent academic medical study. The so-called "super lice" is resistant to common, over-the-counter lice treatments like Nix ...

Cases of what’s being referred to as super lice – regular lice that have become resistant to over-the-counter treatment -- have not been reported in the Mountain Empire, according to local school and ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – You have heard about lice, but what about “super lice?” Lice has become resistant to conventional shampoo treatments. A study of lice by UMass Amherst pesticide toxicologist ...

It’s unclear where the supposed lice epidemic started – whether as a push in the television sweeps or a delayed response to findings presented last August, when Dr. Kyong Yoon shared his research on ...

A clean head of hair is a parasite's paradise, at least for lice. The little bloodsuckers live on the hair shaft. They hitch a ride on items like brushes. The bugs have an itching good time until an ...

As a responsible journalist, I would never want to unnecessarily alarm the general public with a dire prediction based mostly on speculation, but super lice may lead to the end of civilization as we ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — As you get your kids ready for school in the coming weeks, you'll face a tiny and disgusting problem -- super lice. Brooke Bishop with Hair Fairies in NW Portland says summer is the ...