This number might surprise you. Every year, an estimated 6 million to 12 million children get head lice. Consumer Reports has ...

Insecticides used in flea and tick treatments for companion animals are ending up in the nests of songbirds and killing chicks, a new study has found. Some birds use the fur of dogs and cats to line ...

With kids back in the classroom after several weeks off from school, it can also serve as a breeding ground for unwanted critters.

Consumer Reports recommends skipping the chemicals. Lice are now resistant to some of the most commonly used treatments, so the experts say wet combing is the most reliable option. Topical ...

A "groundbreaking" £1.65 million treatment has been approved for use on the NHS, offering patients with severe sickle cell disease some hope of a cure. It is believed around 1,700 people could be ...

“[By] using these techniques, I now offer a holistic and comprehensive treatment that promises not just relaxation, but transformative rejuvenation” — which is, exactly where the cultural ...

Photo / Getty Images Some parents have been so overwhelmed by the costs of head lice treatment or been led astray by misinformation that they are resorting to unusual methods, the Kiwi creator of ...

Some parents have been so overwhelmed by the costs of head lice treatment or been led astray by misinformation that they are resorting to unusual methods, the Kiwi creator of a world-first lice ...

When your cat’s sparkly, expressive eyes are suddenly goopy with eye boogers, you may be caught off guard. How did that happen so quickly? What’s causing it and how do you sto ...