During the winter, you may struggle to feel warm no matter how much you bundle up. But some people actually break out in ...

Hives (urticaria) may appear as pink-red bumps, or patches on your skin, and are very itchy. They are often signs of an allergic reaction but can also be idiopathic, meaning the cause is unknown.

Instead she vividly recalls waking up in post-op and being covered “head to toe” in hives. “I was bright red,” she says, “extremely itchy, with a burning sensation — like having poison ivy on your ...

Hot and cold temperatures can trigger hives. Bed bugs, bees, and other biting and stinging insects can cause welts to appear on your skin. Most reactions will disappear within 24 hours, but chronic ...

Each hive usually lasts for 24 hours. However, you may get new ones as older ones fade. A minor case of hives can last for a few days. An acute case of hives may persist for about six weeks. If the ...

Hives, known in the medical world as urticaria, are your skin’s reaction to histamine (a chemical released by the body’s immune system in response to an allergen) and other inflammatory signals being ...

New research is helping shed light on the ways chronic inducible cold urticaria (ColdU) can affect the daily lives of ...

With time, chronic hives (your doctor may call them chronic idiopathic urticaria - CIU, or chronic spontaneous urticaria - CSU) usually go away on their own. There’s no medication to cure them, but ...

Rashes cause changes in skin color or texture. Hives are a type of rash that involves raised itchy bumps. Not all rashes cause hives to develop. Many people think that hives and rashes are the same, ...