"Scratching Brings Relief"


	"Scratching Brings Relief"

Sorgalim

2-1-2008 11:06 AM

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scratching, temporarily, relief, feelings, memories, pain, emotional

Sorgalim says:

A Very Interesting Question:...

"It's possible that scratching may suppress the emotional components of itch and bring about relief?"...

(This Is Important To Me):

Scratching increased activity in the secondary somatosensory cortex, a pain center, and in the prefrontal cortex, which is linked with compulsive behavior.

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<P>"Our study shows for the first time how scratching may relieve itch," Dr. Gil 
Yosipovitch, a dermatologist at <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1201804372_0 
style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Wake 
Forest University Baptist Medical Center</SPAN> in <SPAN class=yshortcuts 
id=lw_1201804372_1 
style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Winston-Salem, 
North Carolina</SPAN>, said in a statement.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080131/sc_nm/itch_scratch_dc">
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