Scratching is often pleasurable, which suggests that, in order to have evolved, this behavior must provide some kind of ...

Hives, also known as urticaria, are raised, itchy welts on your skin that occur due to an allergen. The reaction is ...

Eczema is a condition that causes patches of skin to become dry, inflamed, and irritated,” explains Joel Schlessinger, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in Omaha, NE and RealSelf contributor. “It’s ...

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Richie sent a picture to some of her friends who are nurses and they didn't think it was bad but in the back ...

Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research published today in the journal ...

Constantly scratching and picking at an itchy rash really does make it worse. But why? According to newly released research ...

However, a chlorine rash is a reaction to coming into contact with chlorine, while swimmer’s itch is caused by an allergic reaction to microscopic parasites that live in bodies of fresh or salt ...

Allergic reactions to mold can be immediate or delayed, so it can be hard to identify mold as the source of a new rash or ...

I have an allergic reaction when I eat melon soup” sounded like a joke till Majorie Konye was rushed to an emergency ward of a general hospital. We often ...

A TEENAGE girl who’s allergic to WATER and 39 other substances says getting caught in the rain makes her want to “scrape my ...

New research published in the journal Science uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model ...

If you love to scratch an itchy rash, good news! A new study reveals scratching a rash has upsides -- along with the downsides your mom warned you about.