Article: Peanut allergies linked to eczema cream

PEANUT allergies in children may be caused by eczema cream, scientists said today.

Nine out of ten children who suffer from the potentially fatal allergy have previously had the skin condition, according to Dr Gideon Lack, a consultant paediatrician at St Mary's Hospital, London.

"Our study showed no link between this and mothers eating peanuts during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Instead, we are examining the possibility that exposure of the skin to products containing peanuts or peanut oils, which ...

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