A blog for people with eczema and those caring for children with eczema, by Cochrane UK's Sarah Chapman, looking at trustworthy evidence on emollients or moisturisers and topical steroids.
Tag: topical treatments
Molluscum Contagiosum: what to do about this skin infection?
Lynda Ware blogs about Cochrane evidence on treatments for molluscum contagiosum, a common skin infection
Chronic sinusitis: what works?
In this guest blog, Ear, Nose and Throat doctor and researcher Carl Philpott explains the latest evidence on treatments for chronic sinusitis.
Psoriasis: a personal view and a look at what works
Freya shares her story of living with psoriasis and Lynda Ware looks at a recent Cochrane evidence on topical treatments for scalp psoriasis
Can topical NSAIDs help relieve the pain of arthritis?
Lynda Ware explains the evidence behind advice to 'put some cream on it!', with topical NSAIDs shown to be helpful for arthritis pain
Treating atopic eczema: tacrolimus seems to be effective and safe
Sarah Chapman looks at the evidence on tacrolimus for treating children and adults with moderate-to-severe atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis) - is it an effective and safe alternative to other treatments?
Topical NSAIDs: good relief for acute musculoskeletal pain
New evidence on an effective alternative to oral painkillers