Summer is finally here, so that means it's time for hikes in woods and trips into the outdoors. But if you're not careful, you might come across an unwelcomed part of nature — poison ivy. So ...

There is a general belief that up to 350,000 people in the U.S. are adversely affected by the toxins in poison ivy annually. But that figure is downright laughable.

What poison ivy looks like: Seeleaf, a Newton-based company, created a poison ivy detection cloth. Check out these pics of what poison ivy looks like.

Poison ivy usually grows as a vine, but can also take on a bushy form. It can grow anywhere and its appearance changes throughout the year, and it looks like dozens of innocent plants, such as ...

What Does Poison Ivy Look Like? How to Identify It Poison ivy, or Toxicodendron radicans, is a climbing vine and less commonly a free-standing shrub, according to botanist Susan Pell, deputy ...

A poison ivy rash looks like small, red bumps that can sometimes progress into blisters. To avoid poison ivy, wear long pants and sleeves and wash the affected area within 15 minutes.

First, you’re itchy. Then, you notice a red rash on your body. Finally, the blisters and sore weeping begin. Congratulations, you’ve brushed up against poison ivy.

Poison ivy, however, always has three leaflets leaves. The CDC recommends that wearing long sleeves, long pants, boots, gloves, and barrier skin creams can limit exposure to poison oak.

Poison ivy is one of those weeds proliferating like mad as rising levels of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide heat up the atmosphere. Researchers at Duke University who studied the weed ...

If you think living in New York City you're safe from poison ivy, think again. There's plenty of the toxic plant in the city, and not just in the outer boroughs, says Dr. Michael Stotsky of Mount ...

Poison oak leaves are more rounded and irregular looking compared to poison ivy. The CDC recommends that wearing long sleeves, long pants, boots, gloves, and barrier skin creams can limit exposure ...