Mind-body therapies like meditation, psychotherapy, and deep breathing may help reduce stress levels, potentially reducing ...

Urticaria may be acute or chronic. As opposed to acute urticaria, chronic urticaria is defined by recurrent episodes occurring at least twice a week for 6 weeks (Grattan, Sabroe, & Greaves ...

Acute urticaria (hives) is a common skin condition that affects up to 20% of people at some point in their lives. It can ...

Doctors refer to these hives as "acute urticaria." Hives that recur several times a week for longer than 6 weeks are called "chronic urticaria." In about half of patients with "chronic spontaneous ...

The diagnosis of urticaria usually does not pose a challenge to most clinicians; it is primarily clinical. Investigations should be based on the clinical presentation. A thorough history and ...