Forgot to include a link describing the Japanese study that provides a possible correlation between atopic dermatitis and spondylosis (arthritic deterioration in the neck).
http://www.cababstractsplus.org/goog...No=20043167866

(FYI - I'm being treated for spondylosis hoping that this will actually fix or alleviate somehow my larger problem of peripheral neuropathy in both feet which I've had over 10 years, I think maybe 13 years now.)