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Olive oil and eczema
Claim made by: Manchester University experts
Location: Daily Mirror article (but subsequently reported elsewhere)
Spotted on: 2015-12-15
Using olive oil on newborn baby's dry skin can increase the risk of eczema. (And that current advice on this is not evidence-based)