Itching

5 Questions with 'Hungry Girl's' Lisa Lillien

2012-12-29 00:00:00

Lisa Lillien has the world on a plate. The Los Angeles author and entrepreneur sits atop the multimillion-dollar "Hungry Girl" empire that includes TV shows on the Food Network and the Cooking Channel, several bestselling cookbooks and a daily email blast...

How to keep skin soft in winter

2011-11-13 00:00:00

Cracked heels, chapped lips, scaly legs, fissured hands, skin so tight and parched it practically hurts to smile. All can be brought on by dry, hot Santa Ana winds common in the fall or by the cold weather and heated rooms of winter — and...

Chronic itch: Every bit as debilitating and depressing as chronic pain

2011-06-17 16:23:00

If you've had it, you would know. Chronic itchiness -- often the result of skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema or allergies -- disrupts sleep, dims pleasure and limits activities. Just as much as chronic pain does. Now it's official: A study...

Opera review: Long Beach Opera's Surrealist double bill

2012-03-12 21:33:34

Customers hit by pepper spray at Wal-Mart describe scene of chaos

2011-11-25 04:34:19

Our addiction to technology trumps caffeine, chocolate and alcohol

2011-08-11 21:35:49

Listerine cleared up jock itch

2010-09-20 00:00:00

I was in Marine Corps boot camp early in 1970 and developed a bad case of jock itch. My drill instructor, although an extremely harsh and seemingly uncaring guy, had warned us all of this possibility and suggested using Listerine. It worked beautifully,...

Steve Blake handled plenty of frustration during weeklong absence from chickenpox

2011-04-18 21:35:58

'Kingdom of the Spiders' and its cannibalistic cast hit DVD

2010-01-15 16:33:20

Pesky plants

2005-03-15 00:00:00

Stinging nettle URTICA DIOICA At first glance, the leaves of stinging nettle appear as inviting as mint, but casual contact transmits a burning sensation that can linger for days. The hairs are packed with a potent brew of histamine, acetylcholine and...

The Sacramento Bee Ailene Voisin column

2013-05-18 03:14:01

Once his purchase of the Kings is finalized, Vivek Ranadive should take a pick and a shovel, perhaps borrow a battering ram and a bulldozer, and obliterate the section of Sleep Train Arena that houses the team's basketball operations. While this is...

Ticks can spread numerous diseases

2013-05-14 10:54:02

However welcome they are after a long winter, sunshine and springtime do bring with them some unwelcome visitors that spread disease -- ticks. Health officials from the North Dakota Department of Health and Central Valley Health District are reminding...

A great blue heron stretches to scratch an itch while resting a jetty on the James River early Wednesday.

2012-09-12 05:30:00

"I use many of the remedies listed but have found the itch is quickly lessened by using a blow dryer on the hottest setting & pointing it towards the ivy. Be warned, for the moment, the itching is so intense it feels like your skin is splitting, but then blissfully goes away for several hours.

2012-05-22 00:00:00

"After searching my medicine cabinet last night I used Noxzema on what I finally figured out was poison ivy. The itching was driving me crazy! The Noxzema has been working for me, stopped the itch and is drying up the blisters. It lasted for 5 hours today before I had to reapply it. poisonivy.aesir.

2012-05-22 00:00:00