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 ...

It’s not a crisis. It’s not a reflection of your parenting. It’s going to be fine.

Transmission of head lice among toddlers and children is common and is often the result of close and frequent head or hair contact. Toys, furniture, carpets and clothing can all offer temporary ...

FARGO - Amanda Bruns doesn’t mind being called a nit picker. It’s her job.The Fargo mother of five is the founder of The Nitty Nurse, a local in-home lice removal service.Bruns, who also works as a ...

When teachers open their classrooms to students this fall, they’re also inviting an unwanted guest: head lice. Any parent who’s gone several rounds with a nit comb and a squirming child knows how ...

Although head-lice infestations most commonly affect school-aged children and their caretakers, I have only ever had lice as a 20-something. My freshman year of college, my boyfriend and I both ...

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 ...

Finding a lice infestation in your child's hair can cause panic. Lice are tiny gray insects that feed on your child's blood and can easily be spread to and from other children at school or daycare.

Some parents are scratching their heads over less restrictive head lice policies that allow children with live bugs in their hair to return to the classroom. And some school nurses are no longer ...