But all itches, low-level or consuming, present the same question: why? Why do we itch? What is its evolutionary purpose? What, over millions of years, was itching honed to accomplish, and where ...

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With bug bites, the oil helps with redness, itching, and irritation. This flower remedy may speed up healing and recovery. A 2011 study compared chamomile to a 1 percent hydrocortisone cream for ...

Background Cholestatic itch is caused by intrahepatic liver diseases, such as primary biliary cirrhosis and extrahepatic obstruction of the biliary tree, often caused by tumours. The pathophysiology ...

Eczema can show up anywhere on your body. With eczema, your skin gets dry, itchy, and scaly. It can appear mild or chronic and in multiple locations. Since lavender has antifungal properties and ...

Pruritus gravidarum: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) Intense itching without primary ... topical or oral steroids as needed, cholestyramine,* ursodeoxycholic acid.

If recent Warhammer 40,000 videogames have given you the grimdark itch, Humble Bundle's got you covered with $589 worth of tabletop RPGs for just $25 News By Robin Valentine ...

Known as paresthesia, this common experience may feel like a tingling, prickling, burning, or itching sensation on the scalp. You’ve probably experienced this pins and needles sensation when your arm ...

Jack meets an old flame at the park who is seeking advice about her jealous husband. Furley joins them, and they all get poison oak. Later, at Jack's house, Furley tells the husband they were all in ...

Scientists believe the hormone hepcidin, when produced in the skin, may be the root cause of psoriasis -- a chronic and sometimes debilitating skin disease that affects 2-3% of the global ...

Itchy hives on the stomach can be caused by numerous things, from allergic reactions to severe stress and sunburn. Also known as urticaria, hives are a common skin rash that affects up to 20% of ...