date:Apr 16, 2013
to develop atopic eczema than children who had been treated with the placebo.
It seems clear that we need to stimulate the infant's immune system as early and as vigorously as is safe, for inflammation seems to go hand in hand with allergy prevention, study author Errki Savilahti said.
Even if someone has the genes for allergies, these results suggest that people can take action to at least reduce the chances of developing early allergic conditions like eczema, allergist Richard Katz said.