To scratch or not to scratch, that is the question. When confronted with an itch, most of us tend to throw self-discipline ...

These substances stimulate nerve fibers which transmit the sensation of cold, thereby masking the itch sensation. Cooling agents are reasonably safe, although applying large amounts of alcohol ...

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An estimated 100 million Americans have some form of liver disease, yet only 4.5 million U.S. adults have received a formal ...

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WE’RE barely a few days into the New Year and the UK is already bracing itself for snow and plunging temperatures. The Met ...

The ophthalmic nerve is the first branch of the trigeminal nerve, which is also known as the fifth cranial nerve. The ophthalmic nerve supplies sensory innervation to the structures of the eye, ...

A dermatome is an area of skin that gets its sensation from a specific spinal nerve root. Spinal nerves exist in 31 pairs, one on each side of the spine. These nerves send signals for things like ...

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In the Ask a Doctor column, I answer readers’ questions about anything and everything related to well-being and personal ...

When you have dermatitis in your scalp, it causes inflammation that can irritate the nerves in that area, leading to pain, ...