What The Papers Say: Hard water linked to infant eczema

AMSTERDAM – Living in a locale with hard water – defined as a calcium carbonate concentration of 258 mg/L or more in the domestic water supply – was associated with significantly increased risk of eczema at 3 months of age in a large study conducted across England and Wales.

The study findings have potentially far-reaching implications for the prevention of childhood eczema, as well as halting what is often called the “atopic march” from eczema to food allergies to asthma.

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