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In head lice outbreaks, ‘selfies’ may be a surprising culprit
Washington Post via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 weeks agoAnecdotal reports about a global rise in head lice cases have prompted warnings from some experts...
Head lice DNA discovery reveals new details about first Americans
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoHead lice have been constant, if unwanted, human companions. The parasites are rich sources of...
Russia's former president is calling for a 'maximum reward' bounty to be put on the heads of any...
Business Insider via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoDmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, arriving at the Victory Day...
Massive blob of seaweed heading towards Florida beaches threatens putrid consequences
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoA mass of seaweed stretching across 5,000 miles is threatening to cover beaches in Florida and the...
Little food, a beating and lice: What freed Israeli hostages are saying about being held by Hamas
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoKept in the dark. Forced to sit in silence. Fed only meager rations. These and even more chilling...
Should I Send My Kid To School With Lice?
HuffPost UK via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoYour child has finally started school and it’s an amazing milestone to celebrate — then one day, they come home with creepy crawlies in their hair. Head...
5 important things to know about lice — and why it’s OK to send your kids to school even if they...
Yahoo Life· 2 years agoHead lice are most commonly spread by close person-to-person contact, according to the CDC. (Getty...
World’s ‘oldest written sentence’ discovered on headlice comb
The Independent via Yahoo Style Singapore· 2 years agoThe first ever sentence from 3,700 years ago, a plea to remove hair lice, has been discovered etched...
No, lice won't go away on their own. Here's what treatment works.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoIf you've ever experienced head lice, you know how uncomfortable they can be. These tiny, parasitic insects are also unsettling and can be tough to get rid of. "An infestation might feel like ...
How do you get lice? Here's who is most susceptible, and the truth about how it spreads
USA TODAY via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoIf you've ever parented elementary school-aged children, you know that a call you want to avoid is one from the school nurse notifying you that your child has been exposed to head lice. If such ...