Posts Tagged ‘eczema’
Softer water fails to relieve eczema
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Installing a water softener for three months brings no additional relief for eczema sufferers, according to a study with more than 300 children. Continue…
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 13:31 - 6 Comments
Health & Medicine - Jan 3, 2011 15:48 - 0 Comments
Eczema is double trouble for skin
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Two faulty barriers—not one as previously thought—are influential in how eczema develops, allowing microscopic intruders to wreak havoc on the skin’s immune system. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 14, 2009 13:12 - 3 Comments
Smallpox eradicated, but vaccine poses new risks
“These infections could prove fatal in as many as 20 percent of cases,” says Lisa Beck, lead author of the new study. “More shockingly, they not only occurred in eczema patients who were immunized themselves, but also in eczema patients who simply came in contact with other recently vaccinated individuals.” (Credit: James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
