Itchy skin (pruritus) without a rash may be caused by dry skin, allergies, bug bites, or an underlying medical condition. Health issues like liver disease, kidney disease, and thyroid disorders can ...

About 8% of children and 10% of adults in the United States have food allergies. Itching is the most common symptom of an allergic reaction to food. It can begin within a few minutes or a few hours of ...

It starts with a slight tingle. Then a prickle. Soon you’re frantically scratching, but when you look down at your skin, there’s… nothing there. No redness, no bumps, no rash—just normal-looking skin ...

Hay fever is the common name for a pollen allergy, which causes symptoms such as sneezing, itchiness, and watery eyes. People with skin allergies may find that hay fever also triggers rashes.

Rashes around children’s mouths are common. They can happen when an irritant touches the skin or through the overuse of topical products. Certain foods may also trigger eczema flare-ups. In rare cases ...

WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midsate are seeing strep throat, seasonal allergies, asthma attacks, viral rashes and stomach bugs. The CVS MinuteClinic in York reports a lot of ...

Aquagenic urticaria is an extremely rare type of hives (raised, itchy rash) triggered by contact with water. Some people call aquagenic urticaria "water allergy." Urticaria is the medical term for ...

Our study helps resolve this paradox by providing evidence that scratching also provides defense against bacterial skin infections." Allergic contact dermatitis is an allergic reaction to allergens or ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- There's quite a lot of water activities in Central Oregon, and that can come with a lot of warnings, including one about something called "swimmer's itch." On Friday at Wickiup ...