What Doctors Don't Tell YouAny alternatives to steroids, asked a reader last week.
Children who eschew many of the staples of modern medicine, such as vaccines and antibiotics, are less likely to develop atopic allergies, according to new Swedish research. ...
Chinese herbal medicine can help sufferers of atopic dermatitis, a study team from three London hospitals has discovered. ...
Several cases of children born from assisted conception developing tumours have come to light. ... ...
Q I recently contracted dermatitis, probably as a result of all the painkillers and antibiotics I was given after minor knee surgery. Rashes, irritating spots and discoloured patches have now begun to appear at random
Eczema sufferers - with their telltale angry-looking, scaly skin - are a familiar sight these days although, just a few decades ago, they would have been a small minority. Now, in most countries, about one in five children and one in 12 adults are...
Topical creams containing powerful steroids are considered de rigueur in the conventional treatment of eczema. As with many drug solutions, these ointments bring with them a host of side-effects. The US Food and Drug Administration recently issued a...
Diet plays an integral role in allergy/sensitivity-type disorders such as atopic and allergic contact eczema. While the buildup of chemicals in the body puts increasing stress on the immune system, a nutrient-deficient diet weakens immunity even...
At the age of four months, my son Edward developed seborrhoeic dermatitis. It started as a dry eczema patch on his forehead, then spread over his entire head. The skin was weeping and forming thick crusts,
