Some dogs just gotta scratch. But if your favorite canine is scratching more frequently or vigorously than normal, it’s time for a closer look. If hives are the reason your dog is so itchy ...

Constantly scratching and picking at an itchy rash really does make it worse. But why? According to newly released research using mice as a model, scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a ...

Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research published today in the journal ...

In contrast, inflammation and swelling were much milder in normal mice that couldn't scratch because they wore tiny Elizabethan collars, similar to a cone that a dog might sport after a visit to ...