Jessica Salmans takes a very hands-on approach when it comes to her job as a physician's assistant. She has a calming touch with her patients, but her bedside manner hasn't always been like this.

Roughly 15 million Americans wake up each day knowing they’ll face an invisible enemy: their own sweat glands. Hyperhidrosis, the medical term for excessive sweating, transforms routine activities ...

Sweating helps your body regulate temperature, but it’s a function that many people don’t seem to be fond of based on the number of antiperspirants and anti-sweat treatments on the market. "When ...

Sick of excess sweat? Dermatologists hold the key to keeping dry. For the excessively sweaty, summer is no cause for celebration. As temperatures rise, so do the risk of wet palms, soaked feet, ...

Some individuals sweat excessively compared to others, to the extent that their clothes become drenched. This excessive sweating, known as hyperhidrosis, can cause discomfort, embarrassment, and even ...

Q: I’ve read your column for years but have yet to see anything about my problem. I tend to sweat a lot, not under my arms, but in my crotch area. It’s embarrassing and even causes me to get a lot of ...

But some people deal with this often embarrassing condition every day. It is a diagnosable medical condition and, thanks to a new procedure, very treatable. It's one of the more memorable and ...

Excessive swampiness can be an inconvenience, especially in the summer, but several treatments are available. By Melinda Wenner Moyer Summer is the season of swimming, sunbathing — and sweating. As ...

Sweat! All of us do it and many don't know, it's actually good for you. Unfortunately there can be too much of a good thing. There are those for whom excess sweating can cause embarrassment. In a few, ...

Dear Doctor K: I sweat heavily, day and night. With summer here, I'm desperate. I'm in my 70s, well past menopause. Dear Reader: Doctors call excessive sweating hyperhidrosis.Hyperhidrosis is not ...

People who suffer from excessive armpit sweating may find relief with a minimally invasive surgical procedure, a study shows. Really sweaty 'pits, technically known as focal axially hyperhidrosis, can ...

Sweating helps your body regulate temperature, but it’s a function that many people don’t seem to be fond of based on the number of antiperspirants and anti-sweat treatments on the market. “When ...