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Managing Atopic Dermatitis in Kids
Read More: Managing Atopic Dermatitis in KidsOctober is Eczema Awareness Month. If your childhood memories include scratching miserably at your itchy skin while an adult gently scolded you to stop or you’d make it worse, you’re far from alone. More than 9.6 million children in the United States are affected by atopic dermatitis (AD), a chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes…
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Ask the Expert: Atopic Dermatitis
Read More: Ask the Expert: Atopic DermatitisThis resource has been created with support from AbbVie, Pfizer, Regeneron and Sanofi.
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Options for Treating Atopic Dermatitis
Read More: Options for Treating Atopic DermatitisMedically reviewed by Elizabeth Liotta, M.D. If you suffer from atopic dermatitis (AD), you’re not alone. It’s the most common form of eczema, affecting nearly 16.5 million Americans. Women experience AD more than men, and women between the ages of 15 and 49 are more likely to experience more severe symptoms. Although eczema has no…
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Type 2 Inflammation May Be Contributing to Your Atopic Dermatitis
Read More: Type 2 Inflammation May Be Contributing to Your Atopic DermatitisMedically Reviewed by Dr. Eizabeth Liotta
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Arthritis, Atopic dermatitis, Autoimmune disease, Chronic conditions, Crohn’s, Crohn’s disease, Lupus, Rheumatoid arthritis, Skin, Skin health
Autoimmune Diseases 101
Read More: Autoimmune Diseases 101It’s probably not surprising that heart disease and cancer are the two most common categories of disease in the United States, but would you believe autoimmune disease comes in at number three? About 8% of Americans have an autoimmune disease, and nearly 80% of them are women. With autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakes part…
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What Is Step Therapy?
Read More: What Is Step Therapy?This resource has been created with support from AbbVie, Pfizer, Regeneron and Sanofi.
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Atopic dermatitis, Eczema, Espanol, Relationships, Sex, Sex & relationships, Sexual health, Skin, Skin health
Qué influencia tiene el eccema en la salud sexual
Read More: Qué influencia tiene el eccema en la salud sexualMariah Woodson, una empresaria de 30 años de Los Ángeles, tuvo que luchar con el eccema (también conocido como dermatitis atópica) desde los 20 años. “¡No bromeo, mis manos y cuello parecían los de un cocodrilo!”, recordó ella. “Siempre dije (bromeando) que si algún hombre me propusiera matrimonio, la apariencia de mis manos haría que…
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Eccema y los niños: Qué pueden hacer los padres para mantener saludables a sus hijos
Read More: Eccema y los niños: Qué pueden hacer los padres para mantener saludables a sus hijosCuando la hija de Laura Fellows tenía apenas 2 meses, esta madre primeriza notó unas manchas ásperas, rojas y resecas en la piel de sus mejillas y atrás de sus rodillas. La piel parecía inflamada y la comezón de su hija no paraba. Afortunadamente, ya tenía agendada una consulta médica mensual para su recién nacida.…
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How Eczema Affects Sexual Health
Read More: How Eczema Affects Sexual HealthMariah Woodson, a 30-year-old business owner in Los Angeles, started battling eczema (also known as atopic dermatitis) at the age of 20. “I kid you not — my hands and neck looked like they belonged on a crocodile!” she recalled. “I always (jokingly) said that if a man were to ever propose to me with…
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Eczema and Children: What Parents Can Do to Keep Their Kids Healthy
Read More: Eczema and Children: What Parents Can Do to Keep Their Kids HealthyWhen Laura Fellows’ daughter was just 2 months old, the first-time mom noticed some rough, red, dry patches of skin on her cheeks and behind her knees. The skin looked inflamed and her baby couldn’t stop itching. Luckily, she had a newborn monthly appointment already scheduled. At that visit, her daughter was diagnosed with atopic…
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My Psoriasis Led to My Empowerment
Read More: My Psoriasis Led to My EmpowermentAs told to Alex Fulton “Upheaval” doesn’t begin to describe the state of my life in 2014. I was a newly single mother of two living in a busy city, so perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised when all the stress of going through a divorce and moving started to show up on my skin.…
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How Atopic Dermatitis Changes as You Age
Read More: How Atopic Dermatitis Changes as You AgeMedically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta
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Atopic Dermatitis Across Your Body
Read More: Atopic Dermatitis Across Your BodyMedically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta
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Living With Atopic Dermatitis (AD)
Read More: Living With Atopic Dermatitis (AD)From the Desk of Beth Battaglino, RN, CEO, HealthyWomen Earlier this week, I was talking to our vice president of development, Rebecca Sager, about her daughter Tilly and my heart went out to them. Tilly is one of 16.5 million Americans who live with atopic dermatitis (AD), a chronic inflammatory skin disorder that causes itchy,…
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Coping With Atopic Dermatitis
Read More: Coping With Atopic DermatitisThis resource was created with support from Regeneron and Sanofi Genzyme.
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Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Atopic Dermatitis
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Atopic DermatitisMedically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta The most common type of eczema, atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes red, itchy patches all over the body. More than 16.5 million adults and 9.6 million children in the United States are affected by AD. While AD affects both women and men, hormonal changes…
