Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You're working in your garden, pulling weeds and making sure everything looks pretty. A few hours later, while admiring your ...

For many people, warm weather brings more time outside. But it can also bring itchy skin from bug bites, allergies, and ...

As many as 50 million people in the United States have an allergic reaction to poison ivy, poison sumac or poison oak each year, leaving them with an irritating rash that can stick around for weeks.

When skin touches poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac plants, the oils from the plant can cause a rash. This rash can be very uncomfortable, itchy and unsightly. The medical name for this rash is ...

Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature's less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals. As toxicologists at the University of Virginia's Blue Ridge Poison Center, we see many ...

Poison ivy has three leaves, and the middle leaf has a longer stem. Touching poison ivy causes an allergic reaction due to urushiol oil. Poison oak and poison sumac are related to poison ivy and also ...

In the spring of 2019, a man in his 30s in the Cincinnati area became concerned when he developed a rash. He went to see Dr. Kyle Kaufman, an assistant professor of internal medicine and pediatrics at ...

You're working in your garden, pulling weeds and making sure everything looks pretty. A few hours later, while admiring your garden, you start to feel an itch on your arm and notice some red bumps. At ...

Self portrait of Hannah Schroeder at Perrot State Park along the Great River Road in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of Oct. 1, 2025. As many as 50 million people in the United States have an ...