FDA Issues Health Advisory Regarding Labelling Changes for Lindane
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Public Health Advisory concerning the use of topical formulations of Lindane Lotion and Lindane Shampoo for the treatment of scabies and head lice. The advisory announces significant updates to the labeling of these products. These labeling changes include additional warnings and the addition of a Medication Guide to be distributed directly to patients...

Head Lice Management
The incidence of head lice has increased in the last 20 years. This means that more kids are carrying around head lice and have the chance to expose even more kids to head lice. What can parents do that is safe and effective? ...

Barb Ogg, Ph.D and
Soni Cochran

Head Lice
Head lice are blood sucking parasites. They are approximately the size of a sesame seed, 1-2 mm. They do not have wings and, therefore, cannot fly. They also do not jump. They do, however, move quickly. The eggs of the louse, which are called "nits", are teardrop shaped and approximately half the size of the adult louse. The nits are attached to the hair shaft with a waterproof, cement-like substance from the adult female. Thus, nits cannot be simply washed or brushed out of the hair...head lice?

Head lice alert - includes related information
Known since ancient times, the head louse - Pediculus capitis - is a tiny, six-legged, wingless, greyish insect that infests the scalp and head hair. Lice feed on blood, breeding and laying their eggs on the human scalp. Although annoying, head lice are not a health threat and do not carry diseases (although other forms can transmit disease). Head lice do not jump or fly but get from person to person by scuttling from the hairs of one head to those of another. Having lice does not mean someone is dirty, neglected or poor. Head lice are just as likely to live on rich as on poor people, and they are even said to prefer clean to dirty hair!...

Head Lice - The Facts: Tiny Ugly Creatures But Nothing To Be Afraid Of!
Despite the prevalence of lice in Canadian schools each year, at least a third of Canadian parents surveyed (36 per cent) do not feel very confident about identifying lice or nits in their child’s hair. Furthermore, more than half of Canadian parents surveyed (56 per cent) reported they would feel distraught, scared it would spread, or embarrassed if their child had lice...