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Marijuana may help cure eczema, according to researchers | The … – The Independent


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Marijuana may help cure eczema, according to researchers | The …
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Marijuana may be useful in treating symptoms related to skin diseases including eczema and psoriasis, according to research. The plant Cannabis sativa is …

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Baby’s eczema ‘cured’ by £7 Lush body cream, mother claims – The Independent


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Baby's eczema 'cured' by £7 Lush body cream, mother claims
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After begging friends for advice, Rudd was recommended Dream Cream by Lush and just seven days later was able to share snaps of baby Cash's eczema-free skin. Alongside the before-and-after images of her son, Rudd wrote: “Most of you saw he was a hot
Eczema cure: High street store £6.95 cream 'cures' baby's painful skin in just one weekExpress.co.uk
Lush Dream Cream being sold for five times normal price on eBay after mum's eczema claimChronicleLive
'Lush Dream Cream treated my son's eczema within days', claims mumBournemouth Echo

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A mother has claimed that her baby's severe eczema was cured by applying a bargain moisturiser. Joanne Nevin is a 28-year-old mother of three from Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland. When her baby Kelisha was three months old, Nevin, who is currently
Woman CURED her baby's eczema with £3.99 Childs Farm …Express.co.uk
This baby's terrible eczema was 'cured' by a £4.50 creamCambridge News
Irish mum hails €5 moisturiser that 'cured' her baby of eczema so severe she looked burnedThe Irish Sun
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#ThinkHand – Understanding why hand function is important for staying independent

Q1. What does it mean to be independent? For me, it means not having to rely on others in order to perform everyday tasks that many of us take for granted.

Q2. What is the thing that scares me most about having multiple sclerosis? It’s losing my independence.

I was diagnosed with MS aged 28 in 2008. If someone was to ask me what is the most important functionality for me to retain when living with a disease that can affect any part of my body, I’d say it was arm and hand function (although admittedly it does share a platform with vision!). Hands have the ability to keep me independent. Even if I was to lose complete use of my legs, at least with my arms and hands still functional I would be able to operate a wheelchair, feed myself, clean myself, type on the computer (very important for my job!), dress myself, cook for myself, drive a car….. the list goes on. I’m not alone, a survey by the Bart’s MS team shows that ~95% of people with MS rate their arm and hand function as being more important to them then their lower limb function.

The #ThinkHand campaign being undertaken by the MS team at Bart’s makes independence a central issue. Why? Because currently hand/arm function isn’t used as a primary outcome in clinical trials for disease modifying therapies (DMTs). Instead, it’s walking ability that is used to see how effective a drug is. Consequently, people with advanced MS who use wheelchairs are currently unable to participate in clinical trials of DMTs, even though evidence suggests that the course of MS can be modified at nearly every stage of the disease, including in people who, as a result of the condition, need to use mobility aids (e.g. canes, crutches, wheelchairs etc.).

The #ThinkHand campaign seeks to effect change, with the eventual goal of getting a trial funded to test a DMT in people with MS who use wheelchairs, using hand function as a primary outcome. The aim would be to preserve as much upper limb function as possible. If you’d like to know more, visit the Bart’s research blog and sign up for the latest news. Keeping people with MS as independent as possible should be an aim of everyone involved in treating people with this condition. So, use the #ThinkHand hashtag on social media and encourage people you know to get involved!

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Independent trial showed No Significant Benefit of Silk Clothing for Eczema kids

An eczema study1 published in April 2017 showed that there was

little evidence of clinical or economic benefit of using silk garments in addition to standard care, compared with standard care alone, in children with moderate to severe eczema.

As always, the team of researchers from the University of Nottingham in the U.K had taken on clinical studies that address questions raised by doctors and patients, with the view of having a direct impact on clinical practice. They had conducted very practical studies like softened water eczema trial and compared the efficacy of a short burst of potent topical corticosteroids versus prolonged period of mild corticosteroids. Their website also maps out the systematic reviews on eczema and list their ongoing studies (also found at the bottom of this post).

For this study, the key points are below:

Nature of study: Parallel-group, randomised, controlled, observer-blind trial

Participants: Children aged 1 to 15 year old with moderate to severe eczema; 300 children were included: 42% girls, 79% white, mean age 5 year old

Randomized groups: Participants were randomised to receive standard eczema care plus silk clothing (100% sericin-free silk garments; DermaSilk or DreamSkin) or standard care alone.

Measurement: At baseline, 2, 4 and 6 months against the Eczema Area and Severity Index (“EASI”)

Outcome: No evidence of a difference between the groups in eczema severity (EASI score) assessed by research nurses

Purpose of the study: Silk clothing is available on prescription (and online) but the randomized controlled trials previously done were for small group of participants. To provide direction for clinical practice as to whether to recommend silk clothing, this study was taken on. Silk garment claimed beneficial for eczema as they are smooth, helped regulate humidity and temperature, reduce scratching damage and have anti-microbial properties. These are important qualities that would benefit eczema to reduce scratching (versus a ‘scratchy’ fabric like wool), keep the skin cool and reduce likelihood of flucuating temperature triggering eczema flareups and reduce bacteria load as eczema skin is prone to staph bacteria colonization. However, from the outcome of this study, it would appear that standard eczema care such as regular emollient use and topical corticosteroids (or topical calcineurin inhibitors) for controlling inflammation would be adequate.

Study by the researchers at the University of Nottingham, UK on Efficacy of Silk Clothing for Eczema Children

Study by the researchers at the University of Nottingham, UK

Practical implication:

In my view, this study would really get parents who are spending a lot of money on silk clothing/ bedding to question if such money needs to be spent. These silk garments are not cheap but parents pay for them due to positive testimonies, anti-inflammatory/ anti-microbial properties of silk and that these clothing are soft, free of dye and will not irritate the skin (interviewed Dermasilk here). However, a lower-cost alternative of cotton may work as well, with standard care for eczema.

My personal take is if you’re seeing benefits for your child with silk clothing and can afford it, there is no reason to stop using the clothing. However, if it hasn’t seemed to make much difference and you feel confident that the eczema therapeutics measures that you use for your child are sufficient, then it makes sense not to spend that money. See this post for the review of various eczema therapeutics and also the review study that Nottingham University had done.

References:

Silk garments plus standard care compared with standard care for treating eczema in children: A randomised, controlled, observer-blind, pragmatic trial (CLOTHES Trial) Thomas KS, Bradshaw LE, Sach TH, Batchelor JM, Lawton S, et al. (2017) Silk garments plus standard care compared with standard care for treating eczema in children: A randomised, controlled, observer-blind, pragmatic trial (CLOTHES Trial). PLOS Medicine 14(4): e1002280. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002280

Ongoing studies at Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology at Nottingham University:

Bath Additives in the Treatment of Childhood Eczema

Barrier Enhancement for Eczema Prevention (The BEEP Study)

Understanding the long-term management of eczema

Skincare intervention in Nurses

Eczema Blues