But identifying bug bites with pictures makes it a little easier ... which causes a burning sensation, Frye says. Lice bites are often easier to identify than other critters on this list because ...

In the past, the lack of plumbing posed a significant problem for royal palaces. Flushable toilets and running water were absent, and instead, chamber pots were placed throughout the premises and ...

About this investigation: Last summer, the Refugees Platform in Egypt, a civil society organisation that defends human rights, contacted The New Humanitarian to share evidence that the Egyptian ...

Thousands of Sudanese refugees who escaped to neighbouring Egypt have been detained by Egyptian authorities in a network of secret military bases, and then deported back to their war-torn country ...

Getting hit with a bad case of lice already produces enough stress to make you want to pull your hair out, but being host to a specific strain of the blood-sucking parasites might be even worse ...

Creepy crawly head lice are troublesome enough, but a highly resistant strain spreading across Canada is adding to the headache. These so-called super lice, fortified with increased resistance to ...

Head lice affect more than 100 million people worldwide annually. Permethrin (1% formulation) is efficacious but resistance is emerging. Malathion (0.5% formulation) is an alternative, but ...

In this short film Dr Michael Mosley visits a 'delousing salon' in London to collect live head lice. Delousing salons use a vacuum cleaner with a specialised attachment to collect the ten to ...

There are different types of lice. The type you have depends on the part of your body that’s affected: Head lice affect the scalp. Pubic lice (also called “crabs”) affect your genital area.

In a moment of quick thinking, she decided to use her bra as a makeshift halter to lead the horses. Wearing jeans and a ...

Two horses stuck in thick mud were rescued after efforts by 40 local rescuers in the community to save the distressed animals, one of which was stuck for over seven hours in the swamp. Teamwork ...