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In a Minute Mom: How to Deal With Eczema

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Did you know that eczema affects more than 15 million people in the United States?

If you are one of them, you are not alone! However, the blisters and itching do not have to be a permanent part of your life.

Here are a few tips to help keep your skin smooth and moisturized throughout the year.

You Are What You Eat

Your skin is the largest organ on your body and a functional part of your immune system.

In traditional Chinese medicine your skin is regulated by your lungs and large intestine.

So if your lungs or intestines cannot properly expel toxins from your body, a back-up of toxins will appear on your skin in the forms of lesions or rough spots.

If you eliminate processed foods that contain artificial additives and treated ingredients your body will have fewer toxins in your system.

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Q: My 3-year-old son has suffered with eczema on his legs and feet for two years. We treated it successfully with Elidel, but cancer concerns about its safety in children alarmed us. With consent from his doctor, we suspended its use.

I tried many creams to try to soothe his skin, but he cried about all of them, saying they hurt. I started using Noxzema moisturizer after reading about it on your website. Thankfully, there were no tears from him.

To my great surprise, his skin responded almost immediately. Almost all traces of eczema are gone. We have been using this product for about three weeks, in the morning and evening, without washing it off. It has truly changed my young sons life.

A: Many other readers also have reported that Noxzema can ease their skin irritation. This nonsoap facial cleanser was developed in 1914. It was originally intended as a sunburn remedy, but early reports that it was helpful for knocking eczema allegedly led to the name no eczema or Noxzema.

Q: I took lisinopril for many years to control hypertension. Every time I complained to the doctor who prescribed it about my constant nagging cough, he just prescribed cough medicine. He never told me it was due to the lisinopril. When the coughing got so bad that I wet myself, he prescribed a pill for incontinence!

After eight years, I changed doctors. The new doctor took me off lisinopril immediately and explained the connection with the cough. He put me on losartan; the cough went away in less than a week.

No more cough meant no more losing control of my bladder, so he told me to toss the incontinence med along with the cough med. This new doctor encourages me to eat right for my health instead of taking a handful of pills.

If you are having seemingly unrelated health problems, be sure to check out the meds you take with your doctor or pharmacist to see if there is a connection. I wish I had done so way sooner!

A: Great advice! A cough caused by drugs like enalapril, lisinopril and ramipril is a common side effect of ACE inhibitors. Such a cough can be unbearable; prescribing another drug to counteract the complication of incontinence is incomprehensible.

Q: My nurse practitioner suggested that I start taking Coenzyme Q10 because I also am on simvastatin to control cholesterol. She said it would be beneficial for my muscles and my heart. When I asked my cardiologist, though, he didnt have a clue what I was talking about. What can you tell me about this nutrient?

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Dry Skin and Eczema Treatment

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PUBLISHED: 19:34 EST, 19 June 2013 | UPDATED: 01:42 EST, 20 June 2013

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Babies given antibiotics before they are a year old are more likely to develop eczema, say British researchers.

After years of debate about a possible link, a huge study shows taking the drugs in the first year of life increases the chances of developing the skin disorder by 40 per cent.

Each additional course of antibiotics further raises the risk of eczema which affects one in five children in the UK by 7 per cent.

Babies given antibiotics before they are a year old are more likely to develop eczema, say British researchers

About 2.4million of the UKs 12million children have been diagnosed with the disease, caused by an over-active immune system and resulting in dry and itchy skin.

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Babies given antibiotics before they're one 'are more prone to eczema': Drugs increase risk by 40%

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The use of antibiotics in the first 12 months of life may increase the chance of developing eczema by up to 40%, according to a new study.

The report also found that each additional course of antibiotics further raises the risk of eczema by 7%.

Researchers reviewed existing data from 20 studies that explored the link between antibiotic exposure prenatally and in the baby's first year, and the subsequent development of eczema. They also examined whether the number of antibiotic courses affected the probability of developing the skin condition.

They found that children with eczema are more likely to have been treated with antibiotics in the first year of life, but not prenatally.

One of the study's authors, Dr Teresa Tsakok of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, said: "One potential explanation is that broad-spectrum antibiotics alter the gut microflora and that this in turn affects the maturing immune system in a way that promotes allergic disease development."

The paper's senior author, Dr Carsten Flohr of King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas', added: "A better understanding of the complex relationship between antibiotic use and allergic disease is a priority for clinicians and health policymakers alike, as determination of a true link between antibiotic use and eczema would have far-reaching clinical and public health implications."

The study, which was published in the British Journal of Dermatology, was also carried out by researchers from the University of Nottingham and the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

The paper added a note of caution, explaining that the use of antibiotics may be a consequence of more infections in children with eczema.

Nina Goad, of the British Association of Dermatologists, said: "Eczema is our most common skin disease, affecting one in every five children in the UK at some stage and causing a significant burden to the patient and the health service. Allergic diseases including eczema have increased over past decades, particularly for children in high-income countries, but the causes for this are not fully understood.

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A review of 20 earlier studies found that children with eczema are significantly more likely to have been treated with antibiotics during their first year of life.

Every additional course of antibiotics appeared to increase the risk by a further seven per cent, but there is no evidence that antibiotics taken by mothers during pregnancy confer a similar risk to their unborn child, researchers found.

Dr Teresa Tsakok, of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, said: "One potential explanation is broad-spectrum antibiotics alter the gut microflora and this in turn affects the maturing immune system in a way that promotes allergic disease development."

One in five schoolchildren in Britain and one in 12 adults suffers from eczema and the condition, which causes itchy sores, is becoming increasingly common.

Scientists have long speculated that it could be triggered by allergies or reactions to common drugs including vaccines, antibiotics and paracetamol.

Researchers said their work, published in the British Journal of Dermatology, was the "most comprehensive and detailed study of its kind" but warned that use of antibiotics could be a consequence of an increased occurrence of infections in children with eczema.

Nina Goad of the British Association of Dermatologists, added: "Allergic diseases including eczema have increased over past decades particularly for children in high income countries but the causes for this are not fully understood.

"The evidence is not conclusive and the researchers are not suggesting parents should withhold antibiotics from children when doctors feel such treatment is necessary but studies like this give an insight into possible avoidable causes and may help to guide medical practice."

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Antibiotics linked to eczema risk in children

The use of antibiotics in the first 12 months of life may increase the chance of developing eczema by up to 40%, according to a new study.

The report also found that each additional course of antibiotics further raises the risk of eczema by 7%.

Researchers reviewed existing data from 20 studies that explored the link between antibiotic exposure prenatally and in the baby's first year, and the subsequent development of eczema. They also examined whether the number of antibiotic courses affected the probability of developing the skin condition.

They found that children with eczema are more likely to have been treated with antibiotics in the first year of life, but not prenatally.

One of the study's authors, Dr Teresa Tsakok of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, said: "One potential explanation is that broad-spectrum antibiotics alter the gut microflora and that this in turn affects the maturing immune system in a way that promotes allergic disease development."

The paper's senior author, Dr Carsten Flohr of King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas', added: "A better understanding of the complex relationship between antibiotic use and allergic disease is a priority for clinicians and health policymakers alike, as determination of a true link between antibiotic use and eczema would have far-reaching clinical and public health implications."

The study, which was published in the British Journal of Dermatology, was also carried out by researchers from the University of Nottingham and the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

The paper added a note of caution, explaining that the use of antibiotics may be a consequence of more infections in children with eczema.

Nina Goad of the British Association of Dermatologists said: "Eczema is our most common skin disease, affecting one in every five children in the UK at some stage and causing a significant burden to the patient and the health service.

"Allergic diseases including eczema have increased over past decades, particularly for children in high income countries, but the causes for this are not fully understood.

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Could Using Antibiotics As A Child Make You Develop Eczema?