When you’ve got dry, itchy skin during the winter, nothing beats a good scratch. But what exactly is going on in your body when you scratch an itch that makes it feel so darn satisfying? First, know that winter itch is definitely a thing. As the temperature drops and you crank up the heat, exposure […]
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Dr MARTIN SCURR: Menopause may be causing your infuriating itch
Menopause may be causing your infuriating itch: Dr MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions QUESTION: I’m 57 and had a hysterectomy over five years ago. I am now going through the menopause. Most of my symptoms are fairly mild, apart from the itchy skin, which affects my legs and arms and drives me mad. Sheila […]
The reason why your nipples itch
There’s nothing worse than having an itch you need to scratch but can’t — especially if it’s your nipples and you’re not in a place where you can go digging around inside your bra. It can be made even worse by the fact that you can’t think of any good reason as to why they’re […]
Hope for millions of Irritable Bowel Syndrome sufferers as research identifies cause of pain as ‘gut itch’
This is big news for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) patients: 11 percent of the world’s population suffers from IBS, but the fight against chronic pain has taken a major step forward with scientists identifying receptors in the nervous system which cause the condition in the hope of developing effective treatments. Flinders University researchers at SAHMRI […]