Eczema triggers could be in the pollution we breathe, doctors say : Short Wave : NPR
Atopic dermatitis is the most common inflammatory skin condition in the world. Research suggests that air pollution, in particular industrialization and forest fires, could help generate an increase in the disease.
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Atopic dermatitis is the most common inflammatory skin condition in the world. Research suggests that air pollution, in particular industrialization and forest fires, could help generate an increase in the disease.
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Short wave Producer Hannah Chinn has an adult supply eczema. They are not the only ones. In the United States, up to ten percent from the United States, according to the National Eczema Association-and its prevalence increases. Despite its omnipresent, many on this skin condition remains a mystery.
In this episode of again, Chinn sat with Raj Fadadu, dermatologist at the University of California in San Diego, to ask: What is eczema? What triggers it first? And could climate change sometimes worsen things?
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This episode was produced by Rachel Carlson. It was published by Rebecca Ramirez. Hannah Chinn, Rachel and Rebecca checked the facts. Kwesi Lee was the audio engineer.
