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Some Eczema Sufferers More Prone to Smallpox and Other Viruses

Some Eczema Sufferers More Prone to Smallpox and Other Viruses

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the World Health Organization proclaimed smallpox officially eradicated in late 1979 - thanks to vaccination programs that produced a protective “herd immunity” for most of the globe ...


Scientists unlock mystery of potentially fatal reaction to smallpox vaccine

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 7

Researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have pinpointed the cellular defect that increases the likelihood, among eczema sufferers, of developing eczema vaccinatum, a severe and potentially fatal reaction ...


Why does eczema often lead to asthma?

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many young children who get a severe skin rash develop asthma months or years later. Doctors call the progression from eczema, or atopic dermatitis, to breathing problems the atopic march. In this week's issue of PLoS Bi ...


Whiter laundry and a surprising new treatment for kids' eczema

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 9

It's best known for whitening a load of laundry. But now simple household bleach has a surprising new role: an effective treatment for kids' chronic eczema.


Childhood eczema is a growing problem

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 7

Michelle Stevens first noticed the red, blotchy patches on her toddler's feet after he started walking. Every time Noah walked outdoors in their grassy backyard, the blotches appeared.


New risk variant for atopic dermatitis identified

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and Charité - University Medical School, Berlin, Germany, in collaboration with researchers from the Klinikum rechts der Isar of Technical ...


Discovery may lead to development of safer immunosuppressants

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Immunosuppressive treatment is necessary to prevent rejection of an organ after transplant and has great potential for treating chronic inflammatory diseases. However, currently available immunosuppressant drugs can pose ...