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The severity of your eczema can often be a result of the environment in which you live.  Although we know the tendency to develop eczema is hereditary, many factors that trigger eczema are in fact environmental.  Our diet is only one aspect of our lives that may trigger an eczema flare up.  We are surrounded […]

There is still a lot to learn about food sensitivities.  Scientists have come to understand a great deal about this complicated area, and further research will enable us to know more about the interaction between diet and eczema. Broadly speaking there are two main areas of potential food reactions. 1.    Immediate Food Hypersensitivity This is […]

Psoriasis is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory skin condition that affects millions of adults and teenagers worldwide.  Of the five types of psoriasis (plaque, guttate, inverse, pustular and erythrodermic) plaque is the most common affecting about 80% of sufferers. Most commonly found on the scalp, knees, back and elbows psoriasis is an overproduction of skin cells […]

The incidence of eczema is on the rise, with more and more children developing the condition every day.  The rise can almost certainty be attributed to aspects of our modern way of life, such as more pollution, processed foods and more chemicals and irritants all around us. Most children who have eczema inherit it from […]

Eczema is known for its many treatments ranging from the traditional cortisone creams through to oatmeal baths and wet wrapping.  All treatments are designed to lessen the unbearable itch that is associated with eczema. Diluted Bleach Baths Recently I read an article discussing a new eczema treatment – Bleach baths.  This is one that I […]

Eczema is a chronic inflammatory skin condition affecting millions of children and is often very difficult to treat.  Steroids have always been the doctors preferred option of treatment until several years ago when two new wonder drugs appeared on the market. Two wonder drugs that have proven to be quite controversial and possibly very dangerous […]

Being a parent is one of the most difficult jobs in the world.  If in fact not the most difficult.  As a child gets older and enters into the school world a parent is frequently faced with the question of whether their child is well enough to go to school or not. Is that runny […]

Psoriasis comes in varying degrees and we so often hear of people referring to the condition as mild, moderate or severe.  But what is the severity of your psoriasis?  How do you know how severe is severe? For some their psoriasis appears as a few small areas of affected skin or just the nail beds […]

A new discovery that may lead to long lasting therapies against psoriasis and assist in healing has been found. A new type of immune cell has been discovered that can be out of control in certain chronic inflammatory diseases, worsening the symptoms of conditions like psoriasis, atopic eczema and asthma. German Research Scientists have recently […]