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Article: When autumn gets under your skin; Research shows 63% of eczema sufferers in the UK find their symptoms get worse in October and November. So how do you stop the itch?(Features)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 12, 2002
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One in 12 of us now itch and scratch our way through autumn, the worst season for eczema flare-ups, according to recent figures*. Blame the office environment and the change of weather. `In the summer, we spend more time outside and use more emollients on our skin, such as aftersuns and suncreams. But as soon as we're back at work in September, our skin dries out because of the switch to indoor living,' says Boots pharmacist Maeve O'Connell. `And, of course, the weather starts to get colder and windier, so our skin suffers from that too.' Sadly there's no long-term cure for ...