Low stress hormones in infancy may drive eczema risk by allowing immune cells to overreact to common allergens.

A rash, or dermatitis (eczema), on the neck is skin inflammation and irritation. It causes a change in appearance and texture on the front, sides, or back of the neck. The appearance of a neck rash ...

Atopic dermatitis (the most common type of eczema) causes dry, itchy skin with rough, scaly patches. It affects up to 30% of children and 10% of adults, with about 60% of cases starting before age 1.

Early exposure to a food allergen through broken skin might prompt the development of food allergy. This theory gained further support from a recent study that found increased prevalence of food ...

Atlanta, Ga.—Eczema, a skin inflammatory disease that causes dry, itchy and inflamed skin, affects millions worldwide. Eczema is associated with an altered skin microbiome and higher colonization by ...

Eczema often settles down to some extent with age. For your son, this means that although it hasn’t settled yet, there is a decent chance it will over the next few years ...

A new study has found that exposing babies to prescription opioids, such as oxycodone, methadone and codeine, while they’re in the womb can increase their risk of developing immune-related conditions ...

If you’re the proud owner of a vagina, then you already know how miserable life can be when you get itchy down there. While there are lots of things that can make your vulva sting—like yeast or a ...

A Superdrug pharmacist is urging people, particularly parents, to be aware of a highly contagious skin infection that can look incredibly similar to eczema or chicken pox and is often misdiagnosed as ...