DATE: Tuesday, July 29, 1997 TAG: 9707290026 SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E1 EDITION: FINAL SOURCE: BY MARK EMMONS, KNIGHT-RIDDER NEWSPAPERS LENGTH: 33 lines
Caution! Reading this story may cause spontaneous and uncontrollable bouts of itching. Especially in that hard-to-reach place between your shoulder blades. So don't come scratching to us and say that we didn't warn you.
LIFE CAN BE an itch during summer.
There's poison ivy. Sunburn. Biting flies. Bees and wasps. Sweat caused by heat and humidity. Swimmer's itch. ILLUSTRATION: Graphic by KRT
Summer itches causes
Causes
Symptoms
Helpful Hints
For complete copy, see microfilm
Graphic
FOR MORE INFORMATION
To receive a Guide to Summer Itching brochure, send a
self-addressed stamped envelope to the Lanacane Itch Information
Center, P.O. Box 328-LC, White Plains, N.Y. 10602-0328.
Stephen Pennisi can be reached for itch-related questions at the
e-mail address itchrelief(AT)aol.com
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