Don't bug me: Tips for preventing and battling super lice

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Plenty of common childhood ailments are heavy on "ick factor," no matter how harmless they really are. Few experiences, however, have the power to gross out parents quite so thoroughly as learning their child has head lice. And now, the pests that have been around since humans first grew hair (translation: forever) have mutated into "super lice" that are resistant to standard, over-the-counter, pesticide treatments.

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