Scientists have long debated whether human body lice might have helped drive the rapid spread of the bacteria responsible for the deadly plague in the Middle Ages, known as the Black Death.

The bubonic plague pandemic of the 14th century gained infamy as much for its death toll — 25 million in Europe alone — as for the horror of the disease itself. Scientists have long blamed rat ...

There are three main types of lice: head, pubic, and body. Head lice, as their name implies, live in human hair and on the head. Head lice need warm, dark surfaces like your scalp and hair strands ...

The short answer? No, topically applying Listerine is unlikely to kill head or body lice. Listerine contains alcohol and essential oils like eucalyptol, menthol, and thymol, which have some ...

Rare earth minerals is a term we've heard a lot since President Trump took office. The US needs them and other countries have them. The country's first fully domestic mine-to-magnet rare earth ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library in Oklahoma City has been temporarily closed due to body lice found in the staff area on Wednesday. According to the Metropolitan ...

Head lice infestation is a fairly common problem globally, with 6–12 million cases in children ages 3–11 reported annually in the US alone, [1] and is typically observed in the school-aged ...