So you had a whole day without a single itchy peep from your feet. And when you get into bed at night, all of a sudden your feet start itching. You scratch the spot and go back to resting. But the ...

Itch fix: Treat athlete's foot with an over-the-counter antifungal cream, and, if that doesn't work, talk to your doctor ...

The team has already started exploring the point at which the benefits of scratching no longer outweigh its negative effects. “Some scratching might provide a benefit against Staph aureus, but if you ...

Myth 2: Athlete's foot isn't the same as jock itch. Actually, athlete's foot and jock itch are caused by the same fungus (called tinea), which leaves scaly patches on the skin .

Despite the saying “happiness is having a scratch for every itch,” itching often makes the itchy skin condition worse. So why is the instinct so strong? In a study with mice, researchers from ...

From itch to scratch. To learn more about what happens after scratching, the scientists studied ordinary mice that were allowed to scratch their itchy ears.

10 Reasons the Bottoms of Your Feet Are So Damn Itchy—and What to Do About It. Learn top reasons why you get a deep itch on the bottom of your foot, from rashes, to bug bites, and more ...

Ever had an itch you can't scratch? It can be maddening. And even though itch has a purpose — it's one of our bodies' alert systems — it can also go very wrong. Dermatologist Dr. Shawn Kwatra ...

The team also found that scratching worsens inflammation, therefore fuelling an “itch-scratch cycle” that could explain why scratching an itch feels good, but makes us scratch more.