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Eczema Tips Guest Interview

Does Massage Help Infant Eczema?

Massage is frequently cited as beneficial and recommended in many baby guidebooks. As one of the benefits of massage is reducing stress of the child, and stress is a common eczema trigger, this post explores the benefits of massage and how it can be applied to a child with eczema. Special Guest: Paola Bassanese is […]

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Doctor Q&A

Friday Feature – Eczema Q&A with Dr. B

Dr. Christopher Bridgett is Hon. Clinical Senior Lecturer Imperial College at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital London. He is a psychiatrist with a special interest of using behavioural interventions to help people with atopic eczema, co-author of The Combined Approach at AtopicSkinDisease.com This was originally a series of Friday Q&As in 2012 which had since been combined into one […]

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Support Group

Do Low Income Eczema Children Suffer More?

Prevalence of Eczema in Singapore SchoolchildrenWe all know the cost that goes into managing our children’s eczema, it’s not only expensive, it is also stressful for the parents. Have you wondered how much worse off you would cope if you can’t afford moisturizers, can’t afford specialist treatment, can’t afford bath oils and have to take […]

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Other treatments

Alternative treatment – TCM for child eczema

You may have been asked by your friend to explore TCM (“Traditional Chinese Medicine”) treatment for your child and wonder if it is viable. I wondered the same and read whatever I could online on it. The information is sparse and prescriptions seem to differ based on the TCM doctor’s interpretation of your child’s condition […]