Itching is an intense, distracting irritation or tickling sensation that may be felt all over the skin's surface, or confined to just one area. The medical term for itching is "pruritus." Itching instinctively leads most people to scratch the affected...

Tickling and itching are both sensations caused by stimulation of the integumental surface of the body. Tickling refers to the tingling sensation that is produced by a light moving type of touch on the skin. Any number of objects contacting the skin,...

Scratch me and I’ll scratch thee. (English) Scratch people where they itch. (German) You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours....

Let him that itches scratch himself....

Itch (Latin: pruritus) is defined as an unpleasant sensation that evokes the desire or reflex to scratch. Itch has many similarities to pain and both are unpleasant sensory experiences but their behavioral response patterns are different. Pain creates a...

Why a Reporter Is Drawn to War It is a paradox of war that some people who have lived through its slaughter and madness never lose the itch to go back and live through it again. Some soldiers feel the pull,...

Affliction without rash requires in-depth patient interview, investigation Barcelona, Spain - A systematic approach is best when investigating patients who report itch but have no rash, according to Joanna Wallengren, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the department of dermatology, University Hospital in Lund,...

For Stan Van Gundy, a moment during the Orlando Magic's summer league practices last week simply reaffirmed how much he wanted to be back on the sideline.His plan during those workouts was to merely observe, letting assistants Steve Clifford, Brendan Malone and Bob Beyer run...

There is never a bad reason to consult George Washington Plunkitt on matters relating to politics here, there, anywhere. The old Tammany sachem understood the attractions of power, and his reflections on how you get it and how you keep it are as relevant today...