WINTER is notoriously unkind to our skin, causing dryness, chapped lips and sore hands. But the bitingly cold weather can take its toll in another maddening way, known as the 'winter itch'. Are you ...
Diabetes mellitus is a common, chronic metabolic disease that affects a variety of organs including the skin, the largest organ in the body. Between 30 and 70 percent of people ...
We tend to think of COVID-19 as a respiratory illness. But, like many viruses, COVID can also affect your skin and cause ...
Zen types will tell you to accept the itch, to meditate on it, as you might do if you were in pain. These people have no idea what they are talking about. Watching someone scratch makes you itchy; ...
Here's a look at the winter itch and must-have lotions to moisturize your skin in the colder months and prevent this annoying ...
One woman’s journey from receiving her diagnosis to finding a treatment that helps manage her chronic skin condition.
Hives are an itchy skin rash that can appear near the end of ... including your back, chest, legs and face, Walls says. Hives also "move around your body quite a bit," Walls says.
This Victorian-era disease is caused by tiny mites that burrow into the skin, causing itching and a rash that ... buttocks, lower legs, knees, shoulder blades, the groin, palms, soles and sides ...