Itchy is normal--tender is not.(Insect Bites) From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: August 1, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Society for the Advancement of Education. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Itchy, red swollen bumps on the skin are an all-too-familiar summer sign that bugs--and bug bites-are flourishing. That annoying itch may be a good sign, however. "Itchy is normal. Tender is not," when it comes to bug bites, notes Robin Carder, assistant professor of dermatology and pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. Tenderness, she cautions, may be a sign the bug bite is becoming infected and deserves medical attention.

"The main ...

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