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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nits: Head lice are a common problem when children go back to school. [Photo: Getty] Nits and lice are an embarrassing and itchy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I recently caught head lice from my grandchildren and had to undertake the three-week treatment to eradicate them. There’s no longer any social stigma attached to nits or head lice. These tiny ...

Experts have busted the biggest myths and misconceptions about head lice including how they can not live anywhere other than the human head and are not transmitted by jumping or flying from person to ...

With the return to school, you may be hearing people talking about head lice and nits. Lice are tiny insects that live on people's heads, and nits are the eggs they hatch from, found close to the ...

NBC Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you click on or buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Lice checks were a dreaded part of my childhood — I ...

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, ...

While head lice is typically treated with special combs or insecticidal shampoos and topical creams, one social media user claims there's an easier do-it-yourself remedy. A Feb. 25 Facebook post ...