News tagged with atopic dermatitis
Review finds no benefit of evening primrose oil for treating eczema
Research into the complementary therapies evening primrose oil and borage oil shows little, if any, benefit for people with eczema compared with placebo, according to a new systematic review. The authors, who published their ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 29, 2013 |
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Helping your child cope with a chronic medical condition
Chronic illness takes a significant toll on children, but the psychological toll can often go overlooked. Children with chronic illness are twice as likely to have more emotional or behavioral challenges in comparison to ...
Health
Mar 01, 2013 |
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Large-scale Japanese genomics project finds eight new loci linked to atopic dermatitis
Around one in ten Japanese school children suffer from a debilitating form of eczema known as atopic dermatitis (AD). Despite clear signs that the condition is heritable, the genetic origins of the disease ...
Genetics
Feb 22, 2013 |
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Itching for new help for eczema: Recently identified immune cells possible therapeutic target
Researchers have identified a previously unknown critical role for a recently identified immune cell population in the progression of atopic dermatitis. The team found an accumulation of innate lymphoid cells ...
Immunology
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Researchers discover genetic basis for eczema, new avenue to therapies
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Oregon State University today announced the discovery of an underlying genetic cause of atopic dermatitis, a type of eczema most common in infancy that also affects millions ...
Inflammatory disorders
Dec 21, 2012 |
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Actigraphy is poor measure of eczema activity
(HealthDay)—The use of actigraphy to record movement as an objective surrogate for eczema activity is of limited use, according to a study published in the November issue of the British Journal of Dermatology.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Filaggrin mutations up risk of irritant contact dermatitis
(HealthDay)—Both atopic dermatitis (AD) and loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin gene (FLG) are independently associated with an increased risk of developing chronic irritant contact dermatitis (ICD), ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 14, 2012 |
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Stopping the itch—new clues into how to treat eczema
More than 15% of children suffer with eczema, or atopic dermatitis, an inflammatory skin disease that in some cases can be debilitating and disfiguring. Researchers reporting in the October issue of Immunity have discovered a pote ...
Immunology
Oct 11, 2012 |
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Genome-wide study identifies eight new susceptibility loci for atopic dermatitis
Japanese researchers at the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine (CGM) and their colleagues have identified 8 new loci associated with susceptibility to atopic dermatitis in the Japanese population. The findings, ...
Genetics
Oct 07, 2012 |
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Perceived stress linked to asthma, atopic disorders
(HealthDay)—Perceived stress correlates with an increased risk of adult-onset asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis as well as asthma medication use, according to a study published online Sept. ...
Immunology
Sep 21, 2012 |
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Sequential oral, topical tacrolimus benefits dermatitis
(HealthDay)—Sequential therapy with oral tacrolimus and topical tacrolimus may be an effective treatment for severe atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a pilot study published in the October issue of the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 20, 2012 |
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Azathioprine may benefit pediatric atopic dermatitis
(HealthDay) -- For pediatric patients with refractory atopic dermatitis (AD), oral azathioprine is associated with clinical improvement, and measurement of thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) activity seems ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 21, 2012 |
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Methotrexate and azathioprine equally efficacious for eczema
(HealthDay) -- Methotrexate and azathioprine may be equally effective in treating severe atopic eczema in adults, according to a critical appraisal of a study published in the April issue of the British Jo ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Scientists collaborate in discovery of new targets for the treatment of asthma
A collaboration between scientists in Trinity College Dublin and the United Kingdom has identified new processes that lead to the development of a novel cell implicated in allergies. The discovery has the potential for new ...
Immunology
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Immune cell plays dual role in allergic skin disease
(Medical Xpress) -- An immune cell involved in initiating the symptoms of an allergic skin reaction may play an equally, or perhaps more important, role in suppressing the reaction once it becomes chronic. This finding in ...
Medical research
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis (AD) (a type of eczema) is an inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disease. It has been given names like "prurigo Besnier," "neurodermitis," "endogenous eczema," "flexural eczema," "infantile eczema," and "prurigo diathsique".
For more information about Atopic dermatitis, read the full article at
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