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This is where you can find a host of articles on all things eczema-related. Everything content has been written and researched by doctors, specialists, journalists or individuals from professional bodies. Settle down and start browsing!

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Recent eczema articles

Skincare - Q&A with Dermatology Nurse Paula Oliver

Skincare has never been a hotter topic; more and more of us are coming to realise that what we use on our skin is important. It’s not about leaving it until there’s a problem; the best skincare regimes are those we can stick with year on year. Saying that, unique issues do come up. Perhaps our skin type has changed as we’ve gotten older or we’re faced with new problems such as the coronavirus. Hand washing has never been more important but all that harsh soap and sanitiser can dry skin like no tomorrow.

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Soothing the Itch - Q and A with nurse Paula Oliver

Having itchy skin might sound like nothing but it can have a massive impact on our quality of life. No one wants to spend half the night lying in bed - scratching. Apart from the general irritation and sleep disturbance, scratching can lead to skin damage. The upper layer of our skin is actually very sensitive and continual rubbing, picking and scratching can take chunks out of our main barrier to bacteria and infection. 

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Sun Care - Q&A with Dermatology Nurse Paula Oliver

It’s all too easy to fob suncream off as something we use when we’re ‘somewhere warm’. We don’t need SPF in blustery Britain, right? These days, it regularly gets up to 28/30’C in the summer months - that’s the kind of temperature you’d expect on a June day in Rome. Only the very foolhardy would think about visiting Italy without packing some high strength SPF. 

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talkhealth Instagram Live with Ruth Holroyd

Never ones to fall behind the times, talkhealth has finally jumped on board the Instagram Live train. We ‘went live’ with the brilliant Ruth Holroyd - founder of the blog What Allergy? to talk about eczema and the mental health fall out of living with chronic skin conditions.

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Steven-Johnson Syndrome in Different Skin Types

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a serious condition and usually results from an allergic reaction to medication, begins with a fever and produces eruptions which cover 10% of the body area. 

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Hyperhidrosis

We all sweat for a good reason, to help control the core temperature of our bodies. At least 1% of the population sweat in excess of what is required, and they have hyperhidrosis. There are also as many as 5% of people who sweat more than average and also benefit from the solutions discussed in this article.

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Ask the experts: mental health and skin

A whopping 60% of the UK population lives with some kind of skin condition, from eczema to acne. Living with any kind of chronic health condition can be difficult but skin issues can have a really detrimental impact on confidence and overall mental well-being. That’s why we teamed up with the British Skin Foundation for a mental health and skin-themed online expert clinic.

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Don't let coronavirus stop you from seeing your GP about other conditions

Health experts are now warning that we may be about to experience a ‘hidden health pandemic’ caused by patients not seeking help with serious conditions early enough.

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