Until recently, parents dealing with head lice had three treatment options for their children: Hours-long comb out sessions and daily head checks live lice and their eggs (nits) Harsh, chemical insecticide treatments Unproven natural home remedies- mayonnaise, tea tree oil and even mouth wash are a few popular options Retail and prescription chemic...

When a child comes home from school (or camp or day care) with head lice, most parents rush to the pharmacy and buy one of many available head-lice treatments. There are a couple of reasons to slow down before taking this step. First, there is no need to panic. Easier said than done, of course, as people tend to think a case of head lice falls somewhere between cholera and the bubonic plague in...