Despite taking every hygienic precaution possible, some children are still going to bring home a case of head lice from a public school or day care center. Contact with one affected playmate can lead ...

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 ...

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 ...

WHEN you think of head lice, your head probably starts itching and you likely picture a school classroom. However, experts have revealed that your child is MORE at risk of catching nits during the ...

Whether you kill them with hot or cold air, attack them with chemicals or natural remedies, or meticulously comb them out live, lice infesting a child's head are a problem that demands to be addressed ...

WHILE most parents will be jumping for joy as their kids go back to school next month, there is one thing they dread, nits. The pesky little critters seem to make a comeback every time the kids head ...

It all began with that telltale scratching. Deborah McIntyre, the founder of No Nits Now, was living overseas in New York when her kids first got head lice. "It was disgusting and overwhelming and to ...

It feels almost like a doctor’s office filled with items you might find at a hair salon. But it’s neither, really. “We’re a professional head lice and nit removal salon,” said Wes Scholz, vice ...