Posted on Nov 17
Caring for your baby’s skin
According to Professor Michael Cork, Head of Academic Dermatology at University of Sheffield Medical School and world renowned expert on paediatric eczema and skin care, children’s skin allergies have increased dramatically since the 1950s and now one in five children suffer from eczema. This has coincided with the rapid rise in baby skincare products.
So how...
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Posted on May 19
Kids with eczema at risk in their 40s
As an eczema sufferer I read this article with interest. Thankfully I don’t also suffer from hay fever, so I may be lucky in my 40s…do you suffer from eczema and have been hit with late-onset asthma? Share your experience with us!
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CHILDREN who have eczema, particularly that accompanying hay fever, are nine times more likely...
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Posted on May 04
by QV Skincare in Featured, Featured Article, Latest News, QV Body, QV Face, QV Feet, QV Kids, QV Man, Skincare
Why does skin wrinkle?
If like me you’ve ever wondered why a stint in a deliciously warm bath (bliss!) leaves you with prune fingers & toes and not the rest of you, read on!
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WHY does your skin wrinkle after you’ve been soaking in the bath for a while? Because water has soaked into the callus on your skin, and...
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Posted on Apr 07
Eczema and the pool
Does your child have eczema but you’d like to take them swimming? Here are some useful tips.
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QUESTION: Can my child with atopic dermatitis (eczema) swim in a chlorinated pool?
Answer: We think that it’s very important children with atopic dermatitis be allowed to participate in normal child activities, and certainly swimming is one of them.
Chlorine as...
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Posted on Feb 16
Childhood eczema
Here’s a Practical Parenting article with some advice if you think your child is suffering from eczema.
Always seek medical advice for correct diagnosis & treatment!
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PARENTS that suspect eczema should have their children appropriately assessed so they know what they should and shouldn’t be avoiding.
When Luke, now 5½, was just 5 weeks old his mother, Susan,...
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Nutrition not exercise the cause of childhood obesity
According to this British study, exercise (or lack thereof) is not the cause but the result of obesity.
Is it a vicious cycle? Share your comments with us.
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SCIENTISTS have questioned the assumption that a lack of exercise causes fatness in children.
The British study suggests that physical inactivity appears to be the result of fatness, instead of...
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Posted on Dec 22
A Year of Polls
All year round we have asked for your opinions and views via our polls. We felt it only fair to share with you the results of these polls as you helped make them happen.
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Posted on Dec 03
by QV Skincare in Featured, Featured Article, QV Body, QV Face, QV Feet, QV Kids, QV Naked, Skincare
Beauty rituals from women around the world
This is an article I came across when doing some research the other week about skincare in other countries. As we distribute in alot of country around the world, it’s always interesting to look at not only cultural differences in these countries but also ritual differences. I hope you enjoy this article as much as...
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Posted on Sep 08
A Tough Itch To Scratch
From a runny nose and itchy eyes to a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction, allergies affects one in three New Zealanders. Two Marlborough families cope with severe allergies every day.
Ella Bartholomew bounces around her pink bedroom with little sister Lily and their kitten Bob. It is only her diminutive size that gives any hint of the serious allergies the...
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Mother’s Probiotic Milk Consumption May Lower Child’s Eczema Risk
Women who drink probiotic milk during and after pregnancy may be able to significantly reduce their children’s risk of developing eczema, according to a new European study.
For the study, a research team from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology randomly assigned 415 expectant women to receive either probiotic milk or a placebo drink from...
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