The good news? Removing gel polish doesn’t come with the same risks as removing acrylic nails or extensions. That said, even though it comes with fewer complications, it’s always best to go to ...

Scratching promotes allergic inflammation and host defense via neurogenic mast cell activation. Science , 2025; 387 (6733) DOI: 10.1126/science.adn9390 Cite This Page : ...

If you love to scratch an itchy rash, good news ... when skin comes into contact with a substance that causes an allergic reaction, such as poison ivy or metals like nickel in jewelry.

Constantly scratching and picking at an itchy rash really does make it worse ... inflammation and swelling in a type of eczema called allergic contact dermatitis. The findings are detailed ...

Contact dermatitis usually starts as raised red spots. It can change to blisters, as in poison ivy. The rash is itchy. Contact dermatitis is an allergic skin rash. The location of the rash may suggest ...

A sudden increase in ultraviolet (UV) exposure—particularly UVA rays—can trigger summer light eruption, a rash that leaves skin irritated, itchy and inflamed. The rash, sometimes mistaken for ...

Skin biopsy: To do this, your dermatologist removes a small sample from your rash, so that it can be examined under a microscope. Nail biopsy: If lichen planus may be affecting one ... A treatment ...

Swimmer's itch is caused by a very tiny parasite. You can only see it with a microscope. It gets into the skin of humans by mistake. The rash and itching are the body's allergic reaction to parasites ...

Your parents were right: Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research published today in the journal Science that uncovers how scratching aggravates ...

To date, only three patients have been reported to develop systemic allergic reactions to PFO occluders without apparent rash but with positive patch-test results. [95–97] Each of these patients ...

The cannabidiol (CBD) world can feel huge and complicated, but products like CBD gummies make it more approachable for some folks. CBD gummies are easy to dose, portable, and discreet. They also ...