RE: Embarrassing Bodies [Medical Advise]- My Son Skin needs Your Help - Atopic skin in babies

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Embarrassing Bodies [Medical Advise]- My Son Skin needs Your Help - Atopic skin in babies

in science •  7 years ago 

Here is another source you can look into as well. The sources I give you care more about humanity than kick backs from Big Pharma. Eczema, atopic dermatitis, is a common skin disease that usually arises in childhood, runs a relapsing and remitting course, frequently persists into adult life, and can result in significant discomfort.
Emollients and topical steroids form the basis of treatment, but response is often incomplete. Patients with atopic eczema often report improvement after sun exposure, and results from a series of studies suggest that ultraviolet B (UVB; wavelength 280-315 nm), ultraviolet A (UVA; 315-400 nm), and combined UVA-UVB are effective treatments.

Narrow-band ultraviolet B (UVB) is frequently used for psoriasis, and open studies suggest that this phototherapy might improve atopic eczema.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/07/07/eczema-part-one.aspx

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I have been told about the sun; we live in Tenerife and we have sun 365 days a year so that should not be an issue ;-) but this calima... really worries me much!