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Exposure to cleaning products in first 3 months of life can increase risk of asthma

Posted by Janet Rhodes on May 20, 2021

Research has linked exposure to cleaning products to asthma in adults. Now, results of a CHILD study into exposure among infants have shown a similarly increased risk.

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Tags: allergy news, asthma, children and allergy

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Asthma inhaler success as at-home COVID treatment

Posted by Janet Rhodes on April 13, 2021

Oxford University researchers have concluded that budesonide, a common drug used in an inhaler for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, speeds up recovery from those with COVID by an average of three days.

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Tags: asthma, COPD, COVID-19

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Arthritis drug gets results for eczema. Several months into the treatment, volunteer Max says his eczema has almost gone.

Posted by Janet Rhodes on March 24, 2021

A drug used to reduce the symptoms of arthritis has been shown in trials to be highly effective in the treatment of eczema. Several months into the treatment, volunteer Max says his eczema has almost gone.

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How much moisturiser should I use?

Posted by Janet Rhodes on March 10, 2021

We may be heading for Spring - and what a joy it is to see the daffs and crocuses - but we're still getting cold March winds and the odd late frost. Coupled with central heating indoors, these lead to dry, itchy skin for many of us. The answer is to moisturise, moisturise, moisturise. And it seems we simply don't use enough of the stuff to make a real difference. The National Eczema Society recommends you should use 250-500g of emollient cream every week to keep eczema symptoms at bay. But who weighs out their emollient for heaven's sake? One...