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National Jewish Health Receives Grant to Provide Atopic Dermatitis Education to Denver Pediatric Clinics

National Jewish Health (NJH) has received an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to improve the care of pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis in a medically underserved population. The one-year $586,511 independent medical educational program grant from GSK will be used by NJH to train health care providers and team members from Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics (RMYC) to better diagnose and manage their atopic dermatitis patients, and ultimately improve patient care and quality of life in the Denver metropolitan area.

“Undiagnosed and untreated atopic dermatitis can have a crippling

Itching to Know

To my great delight, a new t-shirt came in the mail the other day. Not only is it the bright sunshine yellow I feel drawn to on these gray winter days, but it also represents a new dawning for NEA. The logo on my yellow t will be on our first official t-shirt for our inaugural fund-raising walk, Itching for a Cure, in April 2012.

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Switching to Petroleum Jelly after Pump Lotion Does the Trick

Only after finding the NEA website did I see the warning to avoid lotions in a pump and to try using petroleum jelly instead. That did the trick, and I started seeing results in less than a week!

AD Late in Life

I developed AD late in life after a period of extreme stress. After many courses of varying strengths of prednisone and topical soothers and after learning to manage stress I am pretty free of AD except for some flares in my hands when I do too much with them—cleaning, gardening, etc.

Ways to Give

When you support the National Eczema Association (NEA), you know that your investment is working for the future of the millions of men, women, and children in the United States who live with eczema.

Video: National Eczema Association Promo

An introduction to the National Eczema Association which works to improve the health and the quality of life of persons living with atopic dermatitis/eczema, including those who have the disease as well as their loved ones.

Seal of Acceptance: Disclaimer

The information offered by the EASE Program is intended to provide a broad consumer understanding and knowledge of eczema and sensitive skin health care topics and should not be considered exhaustive.

About the National Eczema Association

The National Eczema Association (NEA) improves the health and quality of life of individuals with eczema through research, support and awareness.

Ways to Get Involved and Raise Awareness

NEA has how-to information for participating in National Eczema Awareness Month, as well as promoting awareness throughout the year. This list is only a beginning; if you can think it, you can do it!

Links Policy

THE NATIONAL ECZEMA ASSOCAITON (NEA) encourages and permits text links to content on the NEA website. However, NEA is an organization committed to the highest ethical standards, both in fact and appearance.

Disclaimers

Disclaimers for National Eczema Association and this website.

Privacy Policy

The National Eczema Association vigorously guards the privacy of the information that it receives from individuals. The association privacy procedures include the following: NEA does not sell, rent or divulge personally identifiable information to anyone unless required by law.

Eczema Experts Share their Thoughts: Amy S. Paller, MD

The Chair of NEA's Scientific Advisory Committee, Amy S. Paller, MD, shares her thoughts on the following questions: What is the most significant challenge facing eczema patients? Why is NEA important?

Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, Soap Nuts Helps Son's Seborrheic Eczema

I found organic virgin coconut oil and soap nuts (a fruit, not a nut, that grows on the soapberry tree). I boil the nuts to make a soap nut liquid for my son’s bath/shampoo/laundry. Since using these there has been a huge improvement in his skin!

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