Applying moisturiser in the first few weeks of life helps prevent eczema and even food allergies in later life, says study. Scientists divided 118 newborns into two groups of 59 each, applying an emollient -- a glycerine-based over-the-counter moisturiser -- to one group of babies for 32 weeks and no treatment to the other group. As a result, 19 in the intervention group developed atopic dermatitis -- eczema -- against 28 in the control group. The ...
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