Itchy hands and feet are commonly mistaken for dry skin, allergies, or minor irritations. However, when the itching is persistent, unexplained, and occurs without a visible rash, it could signal an ...

The monsoon season creates the perfect environment for fungal skin infections to thrive. Many people notice itchy rashes, ...

It can seem like we spend countless hours and endless amounts of money to keep the skin on our face looking and feeling its best—while the skin on other areas of our body often gets ignored. Though ...

Scratching a bug bite or rash may seem irresistible, but it’ll only provide temporary relief and likely prolong the itch, researchers found. Scratching is a natural response to a skin irritant that ...

Athletes foot is medically known as Tinea Pedis. It makes feet's skin itchy and sweaty.iStock Medically known as Tinea Pedis, Athlete's foot is a foot infection caused by fungus that usually begins to ...

Scratching an itch can bring a contradictory wave of pleasure and misery. A mouse study on scratching, reported in the Jan. 31 Science, fleshes out this head-scratching paradox and could point out ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A healthy, 17-year-old male seeks care of a sore right foot. He first noticed some small bumps with associated ...

Q: I have type 2 diabetes, and in the last year I have had a problem with excessive itching of my feet. A nerve study showed I had good nerves to my feet, but there might be problems with the finer ...

Q. You’ve written about itching, redness and peeling associated with athlete’s foot. Fungus is not the only condition that can cause these symptoms.

Dear Doctors: I have Type 2 diabetes, and in the last year, I have had a problem with excessive itching of my feet. A nerve study showed I had good nerves to my feet, but there might be problems with ...