Word: eczema
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...developed the allergy had been treated with creams containing peanut oil. They also found that children who had been fed milk from soybeans, which contain similar proteins, had a 2.6 times greater chance of becoming allergic. The Bristol group believes the reaction develops primarily in children with rashes or eczema, where the skin creams containing peanut oil enter the body through damaged skin. Help may soon be at hand for those at risk. Scientists working for Britain's Food Standards Agency have developed a test so sensitive that it can identify traces of peanut as small as one part...
Luckily, doctors can often tell in advance who is most at risk. Pregnant women and small children, for example, are particularly vulnerable. So is anyone whose immune system is compromised--by HIV, cancer, immune disorders or immunosuppressive drugs. People who have ever had eczema, or who live with someone who does, risk widespread skin infections and should avoid the vaccine, unless they know they've been exposed to smallpox. All told, 60 million Americans would probably be well advised to take a pass...
...live smallpox virus, it can be extremely dangerous to people whose bodies are not capable of fighting off disease. As many as 60 million Americans with compromised immune systems will not receive the vaccine. People with AIDS, HIV, cancer, who have had organ transplants or a history of eczema could suffer extremely serious side effects from exposure to the virus, including death. Pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding should also not receive the vaccine...
...according to a report published in Archives of Disease in Childhood. A study at the University of Bristol England followed 11,000 kids for more than three years. Researchers found that young children who were bathed or washed more than twice a day were more likely to have severe eczema or asthma, suggesting that too much cleanliness inhibits a child's natural immune responses to everyday bacteria. --By Lisa McLaughlin
...Omen A recent study found the nickel content in two of the new euro coins going into circulation in January may cause skin irritation or eczema in 10% of the population...