Poison ivy and bug bites are especially bad this time of year and CVS MinuteClinic is sharing advice for parents about how to treat both. Poison ivy can quickly turn summer fun into a painful rash.

Michigan's summer climate provides ideal growing conditions for many flowers and other plants we enjoy — and for a few poisonous, three-leafed plants we all could do without. Though the common phrase: ...

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 ...

AS YOU EXPERIENCE ANY SYMPTOMS. AND TONIGHT, PAINFUL RASHES FROM POISON IVY. THOSE RED MARKS AND BLISTERS. THEY ARE ITCHY. THEY’RE UNCOMFORTABLE. SO WHAT’S THE QUICKEST WAY TO GET SOME RELIEF FROM ...

You’ve probably heard the phrase “Leaves of three, let it be.” But do you know other ways to protect yourself from poison ivy and similar plants? Keystone Infectious Disease’s Medical Director, Dr.

When skin touches poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac plants, the oils from the plant can cause a rash. This rash can be very uncomfortable, itchy and unsightly. The medical name for this rash is ...

Summer is in full bloom and so are plants and weeds that can cause you harm. Outdoor enthusiasts, gardeners and just about everyone else should know about poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac and ...

A few years ago I was leading a group of Merrimack College ecology students on a nature walk, when one of them pointed to a vine with five leaflets per leaf, and asked if it was poison ivy. “No,” I ...