THERE are few things as satisfying as scratching an itch. But when your itch keeps recurring and starts to affect your day-to-day life, it could be signalling something serious going on with your ...

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Dermatologists explain why scratching offers instant relief but triggers a deeper itch-scratch cycle that damages your skin, and the safer science-backed ways to calm an itch without making it worse ...

Okay, so with research about conditions like cancer and Alzheimer’s constantly circulating, itchy skin may not seem like the most pressing health concern out there. But as anyone with eczema, ...

Dogs have fur, and they also have sensitive skin beneath it. It is not unusual for a dog to spend a good part of the day scratching or licking its fur, but excessive grooming can be a sign of a ...

Your article on itching captured well the misery and often resigned agony suffered by those of us with chronic itchy spots [“The Relentless Itch,” April 2]. However, like most pieces on the subject, ...

A recently concluded survey by Medical Channel Asia sheds light on the debilitating effects of constant itch caused by eczema ...

It’s the irritating yin and yang of daily living. To itch is to scratch. To stop itching is divine. In reality no one thinks much about itching until it becomes a problem from dry skin, poison ivy, an ...