A couple of years after a kind doctor rhythmically thumped a series of “tender points” and declared me diagnosed with fibromyalgia for life, I found myself scratching an itch like my survival depended ...

Intense itching of the upper arms following sun exposure is often dismissed as a harmless skin reaction. However, this may indicate a neuropathic condition. Brachioradial pruritus (BRP) is a rare and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have found specific nerve cells responsible for itchiness, a discovery that could lead to better treatments for skin conditions. Experiments on mice show they have ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The authors identified definitions for neuropathic pruritus, including different forms of the condition.

Have you ever had an itch that you could never seem to satisfy? It might not be skin damage that's your problem, the source could be deeper.

O.K., so it doesn’t quite rank up there with unraveling the cause of Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. But with mosquito and poison-ivy season on the way, plenty of folks would be grateful for an ...