A patient recently came into our dermatology clinic with a rash and a story similar to many others. He had been camping with friends a few days earlier and helped carry some logs to stoke the fire.
It’s nearly summertime, but before you go outside to enjoy the warmer weather and get out your gardening tools, remember to keep your eye out for poison ivy. Poison ivy, which causes an allergic ...
While those shiny green leaves lining the base of a tree might look harmless, poison ivy isn't anything to mess around with, especially when the results of touching it are an itchy red rash that lasts ...
As the weather warms, spending more time outside is a must. While there are a ton of benefits to enjoying nature, there are also a few drawbacks you should be prepared for, like mosquito bites and, ...
It may only seem like there's more poison ivy this year. "I would say the number of requests for identification and control information for poison ivy has been consistent over the decade that I have ...
Sure, it’s irritating. But this unpopular native plant also has underappreciated superpowers. Here’s how to deal with it. By Margaret Roach Pop quiz: What’s an ecologically important native flowering ...
Gardeners and hikers beware: Poison ivy may look like an unassuming plant, but it's one you're going to want to be able to identify before you wind up with an uncomfortable rash. If you do come home ...