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Photograph of back and arms affected by psoriasis Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease which affects the skin and joints. When it affects the skin it commonly appears as red scaly elevated patches called plaques. Psoriasis plaques are areas of inflammation which experience excessive reproduction of skin cells. Plaques frequently occur on the elbows and knees, but can affect any area of skin including the scalp and genital area. Psoriasis can vary in severity, from minor localised p ...
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- American Academy of Dermatology
- Camouflage & Cover-ups (National Psoriasis Foundation)
Psoriasis News Headlines
- Psoriasis Foundation Consensus Statement Examines Psoriasis Severity In A New Light
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- New Treatment For Psoriasis Is Highly Effective
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- People With Chronic Moderate To Severe Plaque Psoriasis May Be Undertreated
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- J&J psoriasis drug posts mixed results in trial
Reuters - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:27 EST
- Many with psoriasis don't get treatment
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:39 EST
- New Analyses Reinforce Efficacy Of REMICADE(R) In Treatment Of Severe Psoriasis
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Psoriasis Group Responds To 'Stunning' Results Of CNTO 1275 Clinical Trial
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Experimental Psoriasis Drug Produces Impressive Results
MedicineNet - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Centocor, Inc. Releases Phase 2 Data On Novel Biologic CNTO 1275 Targeting Chronic Plaque Psoriasis
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Psoriasis Patients Show Significant Improvement In Symptoms With Abbott's HUMIRA® In New Phase III Study
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Biotech Psoriasis Drugs Hit a Cost Ceiling
New York Times - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:18 EST
- REMICADE(R) Therapy Shown To Improve Productivity In Patients Treated For Chronic Plaque Psoriasis
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Psoriasis Patients Show Significant Improvement In Symptoms With Abbott's HUMIRA(R) In New Phase III Study
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Heart risk factors prevalent in psoriasis patients
Reuters - Fri, 24 Nov 2006 06:22 EST
- Psoriasis Fact Sheet
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:00 EST
- Psoriasis: Skin Symptoms May Be Just The Tip Of The Iceburg
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- Evidence That People With Psoriasis Have Greater Risk For Developing Heart Disease Than General Population
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- Psoriasis Poses Greater Risk For Developing Heart Disease, Research Suggests
ScienceDaily - Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- National Psoriasis Foundation Announces Results Of The Attitudes Toward Psoriasis Survey
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- Etanercept - An Innovative Biologics Treatment For Psoriasis
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:00 EST
- Psoriasis Associated With Increased Risk For Heart Attack
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 15 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- College-Age Psoriasis Awareness Campaign (CAPAC) - Backgrounder
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- New College-Age Psoriasis Awareness Campaign (CAPAC) Highlights The Need To Become Better Educated About Skin Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- Psoriasis may raise risk of heart attack
Reuters - Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:32 EST
- Psoriasis may raise risk of heart attack
Reuters - Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:32 EST
- Penn Researchers Find Psoriasis Patients At Increased Risk For Heart Attack
ScienceDaily - Fri, 13 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- Psoriasis can raise heart risk
MSNBC - Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:14 EST
- What Is Psoriasis?
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:00 EST
- Facts About Psoriasis
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:00 EST
- Psoriasis 'ups heart attack risk'
BBC - Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:13 EST
- Psoriasis May Up Risk of Heart Attack
WebMD - Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:29 EST
- Singapore Joins The World In Advancing Understanding Of Chronic Skin Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:00 EST
- New Data On Co-Morbidities In Psoriasis Highlight That Skin Inflammation May Be The Tip Of The Iceberg
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- New Data Reinforce Safety Profile Of ENBREL (Etanercept) For Psoriasis
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:00 EST
- New Phase III Data Show Abbott's HUMIRA ® (adalimumab) Was Statistically Superior To Methotrexate In Patients With Psoriasis
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- Psoriasis Sufferers May Be More at Risk for Heart Attacks
ABC News - Wed, 11 Oct 2006 02:31 EST
- Short-term Topical Corticosteroid Use May Offer Relief For Patients With Acute Form Of Psoriasis
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:00 EST
- Isotechnika Receives No Objection Letter From Health Canada For Second Phase III Psoriasis Clinical Trial
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- Aims And Purposes Of World Psoriasis Day, 29th October
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 24 Sep 2006 08:00 EST
- FDA Approves REMICADE(R) For Treatment Of Chronic Severe Plaque Psoriasis: Marks Major Milestone For Patients With High Disease Burden
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- Short-term Topical Corticosteroid Use May Offer Relief For Patients With Acute Form Of Psoriasis
ScienceDaily - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 03:00 EST
- New Psoriasis Treatments Cost More Than A House
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 24 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- Drug May Prove a New Weapon Against Psoriasis
MedicineNet - Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- New Data Reinforce Safety Profile Of ENBREL(REG) (etanercept)
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 07 Oct 2006 02:00 EST
- Psoriasis Cure Now Launches 'Back To School' Resources For Parents Of Children With Psoriasis
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
- Cancer And Psoriasis can be aggravated by "Allergy Cells"
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 12 Sep 2006 02:00 EST
- Psoriasis Cure Now Launches "Back To School" Resources For Parents Of Children With Psoriasis
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
- "Allergy Cells" Can Aggravate Cancer And Psoriasis
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 09 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- 'Allergy Cells' Can Aggravate Cancer And Psoriasis
ScienceDaily - Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:00 EST
- Oral Treatment With A Vitamin D3 Analogue (BXL628) Has Anti-inflammatory Effects In Rodent Model Of Interstitial Cystitis
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 01 Oct 2006 10:00 EST
- PKC-alpha Directs Neutrophil Traffic To The Skin
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:00 EST
- Mast Cells Activated By CD30 Keep The Immune Cells Coming
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:00 EST
- Misbehaving Macrophages In Psoriasis
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 06 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
- Backing For The Use Of Advanced Biological Therapies To Treat Severe Psoriasis, Provided By NICE
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:00 EST
- NICE Gives Backing For The Use Of Advanced Biological Therapies To Treat Severe Psoriasis
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 31 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Serono to launch study of psoriasis drug Raptiva
Reuters - Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:09 EST
- Serono to launch study of psoriasis drug Raptiva
Reuters - Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:20 EST
- CORRECTED-Serono to launch study of psoriasis drug Raptiva
Reuters - Mon, 24 Jul 2006 04:57 EST
- Chronic Plaque Psoriasis Treatments Compared By Study
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 19 Jul 2006 02:00 EST
- Psoriasis Phototherapy: UVA Beats UVB
WebMD - Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:31 EST
- Psoriasis Phototherapy: UVA Beats UVB
MedicineNet - Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Study Compares Psoriasis Treatments
MedicineNet - Tue, 18 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- U.S. Senate Passes Psoriasis Resolution Calling For Improved Research And Access To Care
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 02 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
- Skin Problems Have Big Impact on Kids
WebMD - Wed, 19 Jul 2006 05:26 EST
- Methotrexate boosts UV therapy for psoriasis
Reuters - Fri, 23 Jun 2006 08:58 EST
- Skin: Living With Psoriasis
MedicineNet - Wed, 03 May 2006 06:00 EST
- Failed Wound Healing Promotes Psoriasis
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:00 EST
- U-M Scientists Identify Major Psoriasis Susceptibility Gene: Could Lead To Safer And More Effective Psoriasis Treatments
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:00 EST
- Genetic Finding Suggests Alternative Treatment Strategy For Common, Complex Skin Disorders
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 29 Apr 2006 02:00 EST
- Genetic Finding Suggests Alternative Treatment Strategy For Common, Complex Skin Disorders
ScienceDaily - Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:00 EST
- Gene May Help Solve Psoriasis Mystery
WebMD - Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- Scientists Identify Major Psoriasis Susceptibility Gene
ScienceDaily - Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:00 EST
- Scientists Spot Psoriasis Gene
MedicineNet - Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:00 EST
- Cream With Ingredients From Fish Can Relieve Psoriasis And Eczema
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- Severe Psoriasis - Clinical Data Evaluating CC-10004 As New Oral Therapy
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 07 Mar 2006 07:00 EST
- REMICADE Phase 3 Data Show Rapid, Significant, Long-term Psoriasis Improvement
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 07 Mar 2006 05:00 EST
- Moderate To Severe Psoriasis - Remicade® (infliximab) Phase 3 Data Show Rapid/Significant Improvement And Long-Term Response
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 05 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- Medicis says skin drug gets added FDA approval
Reuters - Thu, 02 Mar 2006 06:28 EST
- Smoking Associated With Severity Of Psoriasis
ScienceDaily - Mon, 02 Jan 2006 03:00 EST
- New Skin Cream Approved for Psoriasis
WebMD - Fri, 13 Jan 2006 07:21 EST
- Smoking linked to severity of psoriasis
Reuters - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 04:23 EST
- New Drugs Offer More Choices for Psoriasis
New York Times - Tue, 20 Dec 2005 03:00 EST
- Can Psoriasis be Cured?
ABC News - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:42 EST
- Manhattan Pharmaceuticals'' Topical Psoriasis Treatment In Phase IIa Trial
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:00 EST
- Is It A Skin Allergy Or Eczema?
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 31 Dec 2005 08:00 EST
- Psoriasis sufferers get new hope
BBC - Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:24 EST
- Psoriasis advocacy group urges FDA panel to approve abatacept for rheumatoid arthritis
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Sep 2005 04:00 EST
- Biologic Treatments for Psoriasis
ABC News - Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:27 EST
- Psychological Effects of Psoriasis
ABC News - Wed, 07 Sep 2005 11:27 EST
- Health Tip: Managing Psoriasis
MedicineNet - Tue, 30 Aug 2005 06:00 EST
- How Important Are Psychological Factors In Skin Diseases?
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Sep 2005 11:00 EST
- Psoriasis Cure Now taking battle for psoriasis research funding to local Congressional offices, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 03 Aug 2005 05:00 EST
- Biologic Treatments Improve the Quality of Life for Psoriasis Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:00 EST
- Psoriasis Drug May Help People Quit Smoking
WebMD - Mon, 08 Aug 2005 05:50 EST
- New Therapies Offer New Hope for Psoriasis Sufferers
MedicineNet - Mon, 15 Aug 2005 06:00 EST
- Psoriasis Cure Now makes final push for full coverage of psoriasis treatments in Medicare prescription plans, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 24 Jul 2005 12:00 EST
- Psoriasis Cure Now applauds U.S. Senate for its strong commitment to psoriasis research
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 16 Jul 2005 03:00 EST
- Psoriatic nails, suffered by half of psoriasis patients
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 25 Jul 2005 09:00 EST
- Psoriasis drug may increase risk for anemia
MSNBC - Wed, 20 Jul 2005 03:32 EST
- Genentech, FDA warn over psoriasis drug Raptiva
Reuters - Wed, 20 Jul 2005 01:34 EST
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