Medically reviewed by Keri Peterson, MD Key Takeaways Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac have oils that cause itchy ...

As temperatures in the First State start to increase, people will be spending more time outdoors. Whether gardening or hiking, Delaware residents need to be on the lookout for certain plants that will ...

Learn how to identify poison oak and remove it, whether by hand-pulling or using herbicides. Poison oak can be a pain and, ...

Nothing puts a damper on spending time in your yard like realizing you, your kids, or your pets have stumbled into a patch of poison oak. For people (and animals) who are allergic to the oils secreted ...

Summer is finally here, so that means it's time for hikes in woods and trips into the outdoors. But if you're not careful, you might come across an unwelcomed part of nature — poison ivy. So before ...

It only takes an amount of sap the size of a grain of salt to set off one fierce skin rash. The sap or oil is called urushiol and it is released from plants, such as poison ivy, oak or sumac when ...

RECEPTION AT TIGER ON K STREET. SO WITH THE WEATHER WARMING UP, MANY NORTHERN CALIFORNIANS WILL BE INCREASING THEIR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND FOR MANY, THAT INCLUDES TAKING A HIKE. AND ON THAT HIKE, YOU ...

Dear Heloise: My children are allergic to poison ivy, and last summer, I had three miserable, scratching and crying kids. Frankly, I have no idea what the difference is between poison ivy, sumac and ...

You're working in your garden, pulling weeds and making sure everything looks pretty. A few hours later, while admiring your garden, you start to feel an itch on your arm and notice some red bumps. At ...