Eczema Patients

How to Help Your Child with Hand & Foot Eczema

Children with atopic dermatitis (AD) who have eczema on their hands and feet generally have eczema on other parts of the body as well; it is much more common for adults than children with AD to have eczema only on their hands and/or feet.

Hand & Foot Eczema: How to Cope

Although atopic dermatitis (AD) usually improves with age, adults with a history of childhood AD often have persistent eczema on their hands and feet. Some children are also plagued by hand and foot eczema. Eczema affecting these sites can interfere with daily activities like playing, writing and walking.

Everyday Skin Care: Maintaining Skin Integrity and Avoiding Inflammation

Excerpted from a presentation by Peter Lio, MD, at the 2010 National Eczema Association Patient Conference. Dr. Lio is Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and a Founding Director of the Eczema Care & Education Center.

Vitamin D: hype or healer?

In looking at the growing number of Google searches for vitamin D over the past several years, it is abundantly clear that vitamin D is very much on our collective mind (Google Trends, 2010). Indeed, there has been a series of highly-publicized debates, articles and missives fueling interest in this previously staid vitamin.

Speaker Presentation: The Me that Used to Be

Danielle Alexander was the featured eczema patient speaker at the Fourth Annual National Eczema Association Patient Conference.

Contact Dermatitis

What Is Contact Dermatitis? If you develop redness, heat, swelling and pain on your skin when you come in contact with certain substances, you may have what is known as “contact dermatitis.”

Questions Answered on Resistant Staph

Community members have expressed concern after reading recent media coverage relating to the methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. Here are some basic questions and answers about the organism.

Smallpox - Frequently Asked Questions

The smallpox vaccine is made from a virus called vaccinia, which is a pox-type virus related to smallpox. The vaccine contains live vaccinia virus-not dead virus like many other vaccines. For that reason, the vaccination site must be cared for carefully to prevent the virus from spreading. The vaccine does not contain the smallpox virus and cannot give you smallpox.

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!

Ways of Giving - Leave NEA in Your Will

Sample language for Wills and Trusts: If you wish to make a bequest to the National Eczema Association.

Ways of Giving - Employer Matching Gift Programs

More and more corporations of all sizes offer matching gift programs as a way to promote positive employee and public relations. Programs are designed to achieve a range of objectives and may include the opportunity for your company to match a variety of gifts you make to NEA including cash, life insurance, stocks and securities, and more.

Ways of Giving - Stock and Securities

Because of recent stock market volatility, this may be a great time to consider making a gift of stock that has increased in value. You may never be in a better position to benefit from a gift of stock, bonds or mutual fund shares. Giving stock benefits you two ways.

Ways of Giving - Planned Giving

Planned gifts are the ultimate expression of your commitment and caring and opportunity to invest in the shared vision of a world without eczema, where no one experiences the challenges related to eczema and everyone enjoys the freedom to participate fully in life.

Ways of Giving - Gifts of Cash

A cash donation is one of the easiest ways to give. Choose to make a one-time gift. Celebrate someone special, recognize an important event such as a birthday, wedding or graduation, or make a gift in memory of or in honor of a loved one.

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.

Clinical Research Trials - Benefits and Risks

Ideally, participating in a clinical trial means helping others by contributing to medical research and helping advance the development of better treatments. By educating themselves about the rules and guidelines for the trial, and the risks involved in being on placebo or active drug, participants can help lead the way for better treatment for the entire eczema community.

Spring Cleaning and Allergies: Alternatives to Chemical Cleaning Products

Here are some home recipes that use natural cleaning ingredients to reduce your exposure to chemicals that may aggravate allergies (source: The Nontoxic Home by Debra Lynn Dadd):
 
Vinegar – Mix 1 cup white vinegar & 1 cup water in a spray bottle. This solution works on dirt, soap scum and hard water deposits, and is a natural deodorizer. Vinegar can also unclog mineral deposits in showerheads. Simply set the clogged showerhead in a cup of vinegar, or attach a baggy filled with vinegar to the showerhead with a rubber-band and let it sit overnight.
 
Baking Soda – Sprinkling a small amount of

Around the House: Tips for Managing Eczema this Spring

Indoor allergens and irritants can trigger atopic dermatitis. Taking some precautions around the home can help prevent flare-ups:

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