Head Lice Peak Season is Here | Patch PM

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Head Lice Treatment, Prevention Tips

Children have left the often solitary living of summer and have returned to schoolyard playgrounds. They'll be rubbing heads as they tussle or climb on playground equipment, and many parents will be pulling out the lice brushes for another season.

Head lice arrive year-round, but the number of cases peaks as kids return to school in the fall and then again in January after the winter school break. There are up to 12 million cases of head lice infestation each year in the U.S. on the itchy scalps of children ages 3 to 11, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. >>> Read more.

Pet Caterpillar's Coming-of-Age Saga Steals Hearts

A Decatur High School student brought a unique caterpillar home one day, and the story has created fan art, memes and even a Pokemon character.

Erika Kulers, who goes by "Oddity" on Tumblr, came across the rare caterpillar, a spicebush swallowtail, on her way to class, according to Buzzfeed. She didn't want the caterpillar to get stepped on, so she brought the insect home, named it Chicken Nugget, and thus began a heart-warming friendship. >>> Read more.

• Runner's World recently ranked the nation's best cities for runners. San Francisco was No. 1.

• An exterior carnival shot needs men and women between 18 and 50 years old.

• The animal was someone's pet and somehow escaped. He is back home after his Sunday morning stroll.

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