Alternatives

Education Resource Center: Topical, Prescription, Steroid-Free Options for Eczema

There are 2 topical prescription eczema drugs that do not contain steroids. These are called topical immunomodulators or TIMs. Both are effective in treating the itch and rash of eczema. Neither causes certain side effects, such as thinking of the skin (atophy), or stretch marks (striae), spider veins or discoloration of the skins.

One of them is Elidel® (pimecrolimus). Elidel is a steroid-free cream for patients aged 2 years and older who have mild-to-moderate eczema.
The other topical immunomodulator is Protopic® (tacrolimus). It is a steroid-free ointment for patients aged 2 years and

Education Resource Center: Using Topical Prescription Steroids

Topical steroids are commonly prescribed to treat eczema. Steroids come in many strengths – low, mid, high, and ultra-high.

Education Resource Center: Best Treatment Plan For Me or My Child?

Considering All This Information, What's the Best Treatment Plan for Me or My Child? You will probably still do many of the same things you always do. You need to learn about your eczema so you can take care of your skin.

Education Resource Center: Nontraditional Treatments to Treat Eczema

Many people have tried some type of alternative medication to treat their eczema. These treatments may provide some relief, but their safety and efficacy have not been well tested, and they have not have been evaluated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Education Resource Center: Using Prescription Creams and Ointments

People with eczema often need prescription medications to control their symptoms. If you are using prescription drugs to treat your eczema, it is important to talk with your doctor about how to use them properly and what you should expect from them.

Education Resource Center: Options For Treatment

Here you will learn about the many treatments that are available. Although eczema cannot be cured, it can be treated.

What Do People Use to Treat Their Eczema? >>>

 

Education Resource Center: Topical, Prescription, Steroid-free Options

There are 2 topical prescription eczema drugs that do not contain steroids. These are called topical immunomodulators or TIMs. Both are effective in treating the itch and rash of eczema.

Education Resource Center: First Steps In Treating Eczema

If you have eczema, it is important to take good care of your skin. Take warm (not hot!) baths on a regular basis and immediately applying moisturizers afterward will help keep your skin moist.

Education Resource Center: What Do People Use to Treat Their Eczema?

People try many things to relieve the itch of eczema. They use over-the-counter remedies they can get in a drugstore. They use prescription medications they get from their doctors.

Medical Presentation: Treatment for Resistant Cases of Eczema

What is a difficult case of eczema? What makes a case of eczema difficult to treat? What kids fall into that category? It doesn’t have to be a child who’s got horrible skin everywhere all over the body. It can be a child whose eczema is fairly limited but just does not respond to any medication. I know all of us have patients that fall under that category or there are treatment restrictions. There are issues with certain medications that we are unable to use whether that’s because of allergy issues, financial issues or insurance issues.

Moisturizing and Bathing Tips to Help Manage and Soothe Your Eczema

This article is an excerpt from Sandra Oehlke’s speech at the Fourth Annual National Eczema Association Patient Conference.

Alternative Medicine and Eczema

My disclaimer for this piece is that, like Fox Mulder from The X-Files, “I want to believe.” I am interested in all the healing arts and am more than willing to consider other traditions and approaches to understanding health and disease.

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.

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