Is it my imagination or is eczema more & more common?

Washing behind eczema rise - BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1984188.stm

Are we just too clean for our own good? - Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2003/04/08/hskin08.xml

Eczema rise is based on bath gel - Observer
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,714092,00.html

An itch that can’t be scratched for eczema sufferers – Allergies
http://allergies.about.com/b/a/027934.htm

Detergent use linked to rise in children’s eczema
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/05/13/1021002430737.html

Detergents linked to huge rise in eczema – British Nursing News
http://www.bnn-online.co.uk/comments_display.asp?HeadlineID=28559&Year=2002

Rise in Eczema? Google
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=rise+in+eczema%3F&btnG=Search&meta=