Itchy breasts and nipples can be an uncomfortable experience that disrupts daily life. While occasional itching may seem ...

Journalist Annie Lowrey has a rare disease that causes a near-constant itch that doesn't respond to most treatments. She ...

You're also more likely to get winter itch as you age, as your skin starts to lose its elasticity and hydration levels. If you're dealing with chronic skin conditions, such as eczema or psoriasis, ...

Eun Lee, MD Itching (also known as pruritus) is a common symptom of diabetes, a chronic condition characterized by high blood ...

As seasons change, increased itching can occur; hydrate, moisturize, and choose soft fabrics to alleviate discomfort ...

Scratching, it engenders pain in the skin, which interrupts the sensation ... Similarly, we didn't really ... understand chronic itch very well until recently. And we're in a period, I'd say ...

Chronic itch is miserable. Scientists are just scratching ... At its worst, Lowrey says, the itch caused her to dig holes in her skin and scalp. She's even fantasized about having limbs amputated ...

Scratching, it engenders pain in the skin, which interrupts the sensation ... what they meant was that chronic itching changes the body's own circuitry in a way that begets more chronic itching.