Also, exposure to skin-irritating plants — most notably, poison ivy — increases during the summer months. As bug bites and conditions like poison ivy become more common, the resulting itching ...

Last week, we answered a reader’s comment about using witch hazel to ease the itch of a poison ivy rash. We suggested a few ...

Poison ivy, oak and sumac all can create itchy rashes from urushiol. What you need to know before the rash starts.

Numerous people tend to develop an itchy rash after coming into contact with poison ivy, which is a plant that contains an oil called urushiol. This oil resides in the leaves, stems, and roots of ...

She said while a tick bite isn’t necessarily a medical emergency ... which we do have here in north Alabama.” When it comes to poison ivy, Porter said the saying, “leaves of three, leave ...

Summer’s almost here, and that means nuisances: mosquitoes, poison ivy, and visiting relatives. Two cause itching, one causes ...

The most commonly known poisonous plants are poison ivy, poison sumac and poison oak. English ivy is often overlooked and is used in landscaping as ground cover, but it can be just as dangerous for ...

A pet might not get poison ivy, but it could carry the oil on its coat, and a member of the family might be affected - or ...

Both shingles and poison ivy cause a painful, blistering rash. Poison ivy is an allergic reaction, while shingles is a viral infection. Shingles also causes additional symptoms that can ...