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Live bacteria spray is showing promise in treating childhood eczema

  • Written by Ian Myles, Head, Epithelial Therapeutics Unit, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
imageA physician examines a 7-month-old infant with eczema. BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images

Here’s a shorthand way to think of my research: Using bugs as drugs may one day bring hope to soaps.

Patients with atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, suffer from dry, itchy skin and rashes, and have a higher risk of developing hay fever, asthma and...

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