It starts off as a small, itchy patch of skin you scratch absentmindedly. But within a few days, an intensely itchy, bubbling rash emerges. Ugh, it’s poison ivy. When were you were exposed? And more ...

How long your poison ivy rash will last depends on the severity of exposure as well as whether you've had a rash in the past, ...

Just thinking about poison ivy can make you itch. Blistering rashes on your arms and ankles, oozing bumps between your fingers and eyelid-swelling exposures are all-too-familiar summer hazards. Poison ...

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Think you might have been exposed to poison ivy? Here's how to identify it, as well as how to treat it, according to health experts.

Poison ivy, along with poison oak and poison sumac, has an oily coating called urushiol, which often causes redness, swelling, and severe itching within 4 to 48 hours after contact with your skin.

Poison ivy might be a small plant, but it can cause big trouble—for both your yard and your skin. Its oily sap, called urushiol, is what triggers that itchy rash, and even a tiny amount can cause a ...

There are multiple subspecies of poison ivy in North America, but all have leaf groups of three and can be green or have a ...

Q: I have recurring warts on one hand. My doctor has frozen them off and burned them off, and they keep returning. She mentioned that some people have used poison ivy to get rid of warts. What do you ...

Leaf of three, let it be. But also, look out for the mitten-looking leaves and the reddish stems—that's a telltale of poison ivy. We’ve all heard the stories: a happy hiker wanders into the woods, ...