Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, nutrition and finding new approaches to chronic health problems. Expertise Public health, new wellness ...

We get it: There are times when you're in a social situation and the last thing you want to be doing is sweating. Hyperhidrosis is the medical term for excessive sweating in the underarms, face, scalp ...

Most people sweat when they feel hot, but it can be jarring to find yourself soaked for seemingly no reason. Cold sweats can come on fast, and raise a lot of questions about what’s behind them. There ...

Roughly 15 million Americans wake up each day knowing they’ll face an invisible enemy: their own sweat glands. Hyperhidrosis, the medical term for excessive sweating, transforms routine activities ...

In these dog days, the heat can really sneak up on you: One minute you’re seemingly fine, enjoying a picnic in the park, and the next, all you can think about is the sun bearing down on you. Or maybe ...

Sweating is natural and healthy -- it's the body's way of cooling itself down to help keep you from overheating. But one bummer about summer is that the heat (and subsequent sweats) can dampen a good ...