Discover how to choose and use a lice comb. Learn if electric, plastic, or metal combs are the best at getting rid of lice.

Experts say the best way to remove lice is the comb-out method. After wetting hair, Fisher advised parting it into small sections and then combing each section several times using a fine-tooth comb.

How to Protect Your Family From Head Lice Lice can crawl from one head to another in seconds—for instance, when children touch their heads together during play or when they share a comb or a hat.

A seven-word inscription discovered by accident on a 3,700-year-old lice comb is the oldest known sentence written in an alphabet, according to a new study.

For parents who want to leave it to the professionals, some cities have lice-removal boutiques, where trained technicians will comb through your child’s hair. This service typically costs ...

The Canaanite comb is inscribed with a warning for tiny lice—the oldest written sentence discovered in the language.

Sports, camps, sleepovers and family vacations make the summer a perfect time for head lice to thrive.

An engraving on an ancient lice comb is potentially the oldest known sentence written using an alphabet. The ivory comb bears a sentence in an early Canaanite script, estimated to date back almost ...

Archaeologists said they found microscopic evidence of head lice on the comb, which was first excavated in 2016 in southern Israel. “It is a very human text,” Garfinkel said.

A seven-word inscription discovered by accident on a 3,700-year-old lice comb is the oldest known sentence written in an alphabet, according to a new study.