Hope for eczema patients from baricitinib, an arthritis drug which has also been used to treat Covid

Patients suffering from the chronic itchy skin condition eczema could soon find relief thanks to an arthritis drug which has also been used to treat Covid-19. Last week, the NHS approved baricitinib for the treatment of moderate to severe eczema which affects more than one million Britons.  The condition, which is characterised by painful skin, … Read more

Jessica Simpson talks about her struggle with eczema on Instagram

Jessica Simpson looked like a blonde pinup in a new photo posted for her 5.6M Instagram followers on Thursday. The 40-year-old singer turned fashion designer wore a beige cardigan with skinny jeans as she flashed a radiant smile while cuddled up on her sofa inside her Hidden Hills, California home. ‘Growing up, my nana taught … Read more

Love Island’s Gabby Allen emotionally discusses her eczema battle

She has been enjoying a romantic getaway with her boyfriend. Yet Gabby Allen admitted on Friday that while she has been having a ‘lovely time’ in Dubai with Brandon Myers, she has also been suffering with painful eczema. The former Love Island star, 28, took to Instagram to share candid pictures of her inflamed skin … Read more

Woman’s skin became inflamed and flaky after stopping using steroid cream for her eczema

A woman who became hooked on eczema steroid cream was forced to quit her job and left bedbound for three months after her skin turned red raw. Account executive Samantha Saunders, 32, from Cape Town, suffered with mild eczema as a child and was prescribed topical steroid medicated cream at the age of 14 to … Read more

Face masks can trigger ECZEMA in people with allergies, study warns 

Face masks can trigger bouts of ECZEMA in people with sensitive skin and allergies, study warns Medics discuss the case of a a 60-year-old man with a history of skin allergies Reported to his doctors with eczema on his face and could not identify the issue Doctors realised the flare-ups are at the same place … Read more

Woman, 26, with eczema praises £8 natural cream made from cow’s udders

A woman who suffered from eczema so severe it led to panic attacks and having therapy for anxiety has praised an £8 natural cream for finally ‘calming’ her skin. Jennifer Austin, 26, from Norfolk, has suffered from the condition since the age of 13 and no product or medication she tried was able to ease her peeling, … Read more

Mother whose eczema was so bad she was turned down for jobs healed herself naturally with vegan diet

A former professional dancer whose painful red eczema was so bad she was turned down for jobs gave up steroid creams and healed herself naturally through a vegan diet, she has claimed.     Misty Rowe-Elliot, 42, from Doncaster, has suffered with eczema for most of her life. At times her eczema flares were so severe … Read more