Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that is characterised by scaling and inflammation of the skin. It most often occurs on the elbows, knees, other parts of the legs, scalp, lower back, face, palms, and soles of the feet, but they can occur on skin anywhere on the body. The disease may also affect the […]
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Living With the Discomfort of Psoriasis
March 17th, 2008 · No Comments
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Drug breakthrough for psoriasis sufferers
March 17th, 2008 · No Comments
October 14, 2005
An international team led by a dermatologist at The University of Manchester has found that treatment with the emerging drug infliximab, marketed as Remicade, can quickly and significantly improve psoriasis symptoms.
The European Infliximab for Psoriasis Efficacy and Safety Study (EXPRESS) was a placebo-controlled trial on 378 patients with moderate to severe psoriasis, to […]
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Natural psoriasis treatments improve quality of life for sufferers
March 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Although psoriasis is not a life-threatening disease, it’s still one that takes its toll on the quality of life of the victim. Psoriasis Treatments like shielding lotions may help improve the quality of life of sufferers by sealing in the healing moisture and keeping irritants at bay.
According to a survey done by the National Psoriasis […]
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Early Trials lead to Breakthroughs for Psoriasis Treatment
March 17th, 2008 · No Comments
A trial on a group of patients suffering from psoriasis vulgaris conducted in Israel was reported by Dr Bernardo Mosovich from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer Shiva and was presented at the International Conference on Jojoba and Its Uses held in Israel in 1984. This proved to be ground breaking early research […]
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Psoriasis
March 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Psoriasis is a skin disease that is constant and never ending. It can be recognized by red patches of skin that are covered with white scales. People with Psoriasis usually have this red scaling looking rash on various parts of their body including the genitals, ears, elbows, knees, bell button, bottom and even the scalp.There […]
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