The key to living peacefully with, and even enjoying poison ivy, is to learn to recognize it and admire it from afar.

Poison oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum, is flaming red in the fall landscape. However, don’t gather them for any bouquets to ...

Most folks know pumpkin seeds are edible. But ask someone if you can eat the skin of everyone's favorite fall squash, and you ...

Ivy has fully embraced her villainous roots with a costume that combines her classic look with a dark twist, and I might just ...

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The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Maine Forest Service, and 211 Maine remind residents and visitors to protect ...

The most common causes of ACD are the plants of the Rhus genus, poison ivy (toxicodendron radican ... in contact with Langerhan's cells in the skin (Graham-Brown & Bourke, 1998).

Browntail moth caterpillars shed tiny, toxic hairs that can be stirred up during fall activities like raking, or mowing.

Cellulitis looks like a rash, but is actually an infection of the middle layer of skin, says Dr. Yadav. It causes the skin to ...

Poison ivy is caused by skin contact with the poison ivy plant and looks like a red, blistering rash that's extremely itchy, says Dr. Yadav. You may also see swelling, blisters, or black dots on ...

It was not a night for the faint of heart. The Dragula Ball was the most gripping, nutso, disgusting thing I’ve ever seen — ...