Can you prevent eczema from infancy?

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Recorded29 Aug 2025

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There could be a relatively simple way to prevent eczema in children, and it starts at just a few weeks old.A new study has compared infants who received daily moisturisation with infants who didn’t.It seemed to lower the rate of eczema, which is also a risk factor for children developing food allergy and asthma.Guest/sProfessor Eric Simpson, Professor of Dermatology at Oregon Health & Science UniversityReferencesEmollients to Prevent Pediatric Eczema: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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