If you have an incessant itch on your right foot that just won’t go away no matter how many times you take your shoe and sock off to scratch it, you’re probably wondering what it means when your right ...

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 ...

There are several causes and treatments for itchy feet. Your feet may itch if you have a bacterial or fungal infection, come into contact with an allergen or irritant, or have dry skin. Some cases are ...

Marlys Fassett receives funding from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. She also serves as a grant reviewer for the National Eczema ...

One of the greatest pleasures in life is to scratch an itch — in both the real and figurative sense. Although scratching an itch provides immediate (albeit temporary) relief, it may actually trigger ...

Insect bites. Sunburn. Dandruff. Just thinking about all those things probably makes you itchy and want to start scratching.

Itchy feet in people with diabetes can be caused by poor circulation or damage to the nerve fibers in the legs and feet. High blood sugar can contribute to both conditions. Diabetes that isn’t ...

Late in my pregnancy, my feet and hands started itching, and nothing gave me relief. I recognized it as intrahepatic cholestasis, which can increase the risk of stillbirth. I got a prescription to ...