But whether it’s from a mosquito bite, chickenpox, or chronic skin issue like eczema, any relief from scratching will be short-lived. And too much scratching can make the problem much worse. Science of Scratching Your muscles, joints, and organs can hurt. But your skin is the only part...
is good for hands distraction!” Ann Wu, MD, MPH, mom to eczema kids, Pediatrician and asthma researcher at Harvard medical school “I usually say, “I know–it feels so good to itch! But I don’t want you to look like a red bean popsicle.” Tips from Tweeps (friends who tweet):...
New research from Gil Yosipovitch, M.D., Ph.D., professor of dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and a world-renowned itch expert, shows that how good scratching an itch feels is related to the itch's location. While previous studies by Yosipovitch have shown the pleasurabi...