Hives, also known as urticaria, are raised, itchy welts on your skin that occur due to an allergen. The reaction is uncomfortable, but it’s often not serious.

A sun rash is an immune system reaction to sunlight exposure that causes itchy bumps, raised patches, or blisters on your skin. Here’s why and how to find relief.

For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...

10 Surprising Conditions Your Hands Might Predict This scaly, itchy, red rash typically affects oil-rich areas of the body ...

As an enthusiast of the “body shower” (a.k.a. washing everything but my hair) and someone who has especially dry skin, I’ve spent a great deal of time shopping for just the right body wash.

The proposed changes, announced on Wednesday, have been five years in the making and aim to reframe obesity by moving beyond Body Mass Index (BMI) calculations. The authors determined that ...

be mindful of what your body is trying to tell you. Make sure to stay hydrated in warm climates and during physical activity. Prickly heat, or miliaria rubra, is a type of heat rash that develops ...

Police have closed the A1085 Trunk Road Southbound from The Lazenby Turn Off to the A1053 Greystone Road following a crash. Paramedics and Cleveland Fire Brigade are also at the scene. Pictures ...

An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience. By Gina Kolata Obesity should be assessed in a way that goes beyond the standard ...

But it doesn’t offer a full picture of a person’s health, because it doesn’t account for differences in body composition, such as muscle versus fat. How ‘miracle’ weight-loss drugs will ...