Constantly scratching and picking at an itchy rash really does make it worse. But why? According to newly released research ...

The authors concluded that even if a petrolatum does not elicit a reaction on healthy skin, it may cause an eczematous reaction on damaged skin. [12] Like the leg ulcer patients in the ...

New research published in the journal Science uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model ...

The researchers also demonstrated that scratching prompts pain-sensing neurons to release a chemical known as substance P, ...

Contact dermatitis may result from an allergic or irritant reaction. In irritant contact dermatitis, an outside substance damages the skin directly and causes a reaction. With allergic contact ...

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Reports of vitamin E–induced allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) and frequent use of vitamin-E derivatives (tocopherol, tocopheryl linoleate, tocopherol acetate, etc) in skin care products ...

Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research published today in ...

Scratching where it itches reduces the presence of potentially harmful bacteria on the skin, studies in mice show.

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Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research published today in the journal ...