Psoriasis, the chronic inflammatory skin condition, affecting 2 – 3% of adults worldwide may also be a risk factor for heart attack. Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin condition – a fact we have known for generations.  But it is so much more than that.  Psoriasis is also a systemic inflammatory condition and autoimmune disease and […]

Is an itchy scalp driving you crazy? You may have Psoriasis of the scalp. Conditions affecting the scalp are often given the prefix of seborrheic to classify their location.  Hence Psoriasis of the scalp is often referred to as seborrheic psoriasis.  This term refers to the location of the psoriasis rather than the type of […]

The severity of your eczema can often be a result of the environment in which you live.  Although we know the tendency to develop eczema is hereditary, many factors that trigger eczema are in fact environmental.  Our diet is only one aspect of our lives that may trigger an eczema flare up.  We are surrounded […]

There is still a lot to learn about food sensitivities. Scientists have come to understand a great deal about this complicated area, and further research will enable us to know more about the interaction between diet and eczema.

Eczema is a chronic, inflammatory skin condition resulting in a red rash and severe itching. Eczema also affects the blood vessels in the skin, which results in altered skin color. Redness of the skin, known as…

Psoriasis is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory skin condition that affects millions of adults and teenagers worldwide.  Of the five types of psoriasis (plaque, guttate, inverse, pustular and erythrodermic) plaque is the most common affecting about 80% of sufferers. Most commonly found on the scalp, knees, back and elbows psoriasis is an overproduction of skin cells […]

Have you ever thought of trying yoga to help control your eczema or psoriasis? Stress is a common trigger of eczema and psoriasis frequently being the cause of a flare up.  Yoga will help to reduce your stress levels and therefore help to reduce the number of flare ups you experience. Learning to Relax Some […]

Eczema is a chronic inflammatory skin condition affecting millions of children and is often very difficult to treat.  Steroids have always been the doctors preferred option of treatment until several years ago when two new wonder drugs appeared on the market. Two wonder drugs that have proven to be quite controversial and possibly very dangerous […]

Being a parent is one of the most difficult jobs in the world. If in fact not the most difficult. As a child gets older and enters into the school world a parent is frequently faced with the question of whether their child is well enough to go to school or not.

Regardless of how well you care for the skin on your face some people will still develop skin conditions affecting this skin.