Deborah Z. Altschuler is the president of the National Pediculosis Association, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization, which sells a comb designed to remove lice. Updated October 27, 2015, 11:21 AM ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As your kids settle back into their classroom routines, you need to be checking more than the schoolwork and teachers' notes they're bringing home. They may also be bringing home ...

There are many things that can lead to an unbearably itchy scalp. Sure, a quick scratch here and there may not be much to worry about—but when you suddenly notice white flakes showing up, it can be ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A new head lice clinic in Cicero is using hot air instead of pesticide-based shampoos to kill the tiny bugs that can get kids banned from school and humiliate parents. Naughty Nits, ...

Lice. The very word might send a little tickle to the base of your neck. Lice. Lice. Lice. See what I mean? Makes you want to scratch all over, right? One Wilmington woman isn't a bit scared of the ...

Head lice are parasitic wingless insects that feed on human blood and are commonly found in the hair and on the scalp. They’re very common and spread either by head-to-head contact or by sharing hats, ...

ASHLEY PEACE sighs with dismay as she runs a nit comb through her daughters’ hair for the 12th day in a row. Her two girls, aged nine and 11, caught the lice at school and, despite her spending £40 on ...

Ten years ago, Camille Merian of Close Nit Family received a call from the school nurse at her children’s elementary school telling her they had lice. Little did she know that a new career and a ...