If your skin is clear, but itchy, you may have a ‘phantom itch.’ Here’s what's behind the sensation and how to treat it.

Seeing other people scratching can cause your brain to trigger your own. Patients who suffer from chronic itch employ creative techniques to alleviate their itch, often using painful thermal stimuli, ...

One of the greatest pleasures in life is to scratch an itch — in both the real and figurative sense. Although scratching an itch provides immediate (albeit temporary) relief, it may actually trigger ...