Researchers have developed a clever new method to detect the chemical that causes the annoying itch. But urushiol isn't all bad. It's also behind... Spray Lights Up The Chemical That Causes Poison Ivy ...

The same wipes you use to clean your hands, your baby or to remove your makeup could be causing complications. Recently, doctors have found people having an allergic reaction to certain wipes and that ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Monsanto Co put on hold the launch of a chemical designed to be applied to crop seeds on Wednesday ...

You'd think that someone who is a science correspondent and is as allergic to poison ivy as I am would have heard of urushiol, but no. I didn't recognize the word when I saw it a week or so ago. Now, ...