Winter itch?

[lsanderson]

Feeling Parched? Itching Like Crazy? It Must Be Winter
By LAUREL NAVERSEN GERAGHTY

IT gets worse as the winter drags on, and weeks of air that is too cold and heat that is too dry take their toll. Arms, thighs, knees, elbows and calves start looking like the surface of the moon: cracked, chalky and stretched. And then comes the itch. More

And why to moisturize the baby...

Cracked Skin Could Be Path to Asthma
By LAUREL NAVERSEN GERAGHTY

RESEARCHERS have long noted that many asthma sufferers also have atopic dermatitis — often called eczema — a chronic disease of the skin that can leave it red, raw, scaly, tender, oozy and excruciatingly itchy. But scientists are looking at whether such ravaging of the skin creates the conditions that can trigger asthma. More