"My Life with Eczema" Art Contest

The Eczema Awareness, Support and Education (EASE) Program, in collaboration with the Eczema Society of Canada, is delighted to announce that Wei-An Lau from Winnipeg has won the 3rd annual "My Life with Eczema" Art Contest

Asthma Guidelines for Kids Not Always Followed

The 2007 National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines are viewed as cumbersome and too time-consuming by some primary care physicians caring for children, according to a new survey. Dr. Nabeel Farooqui discusses the results.

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Pediatric Advice : Hand Rashes in Children

Children will often get rashes, and the most common hand rash that will be seen in a child is from eczema. Find out what causes eczema with help from a pediatrician in this free video on child health care.

What is Asthma?

Asthma (AZ-ma) is a chronic (long-term) lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma causes recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe), chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. The coughing often occurs at night or early in the morning.

Asthma affects people of all ages, but it most often starts during childhood. In the United States, more than 22 million people are known to have asthma. Nearly 6 million of these people are children.

Eczema Symptoms

Symptoms vary with age. In infants and young children, eczema may appear on the cheeks, neck, arms and legs as a red, scaling, oozing or crusty rash. Older children will have dry, thick scaly skin which becomes very itchy compared to that found in infants. Adolescents may develop thick, dull colored leathery rashes around or on the face, neck, hands, fingers, feet and toes.

Baby Eczema

Rashes are common occurrences for babies, but seeing them break out can be scary for new parents. Learn what you need to know about baby eczema and find out how to cope with it once it appears.