Archive for 2006

We don’t usually link to unproven/untested/’alternative’ remedies for psoriasis, but this one amused us in a perverse way. People with psoriasis endure so much, but it is often the ‘little’ things that really bother us. For example, coal tar is often used to treat psoriasis plaques, and many people with even painful psoriasis
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A new government report says that new drug development is slowing, despite massive increases in research and development by pharmaceutical and biotech companies.
[A]nnual research and development spending by the pharmaceutical industry increased 147 percent, to $60 billion, between 1993 and 2004. At the same time, the number of new drug applications to the Food and
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Additional warning labels may be coming for many common pain relievers used by psoriatic arthritis patients.
The over-the-counter drugs remain safe and effective when used as directed, the Food and Drug Administration said. However, overdoses of acetaminophen can cause serious liver damage, even death, the FDA said.
Aspirin, ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs carry a risk
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The National Psoriasis Foundation will be hosting its fourth annual Capitol Hill Day in February 2007, and we want to urge you to attend. Visiting the offices of your federal lawmakers is not only an exciting experience, it is also an important one, because you will be educating them about the seriousness of psoriasis
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In a new study:
“[S]cientists subjected hairless mice to stress while either blocking the production of glucocorticoids or blocking the action of the hormone. Some mice weren’t treated at all. The stress was created by placing the mice in small cages in constant light with a radio playing for 48 hours.
The two groups of mice treated
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Media reports indicate that Pfizer was in the midst of spending more than $800 million developing its new cholesterol drug torcetrapib, which it stopped this week due to deaths and other problems observed in clinical trials of the experimental drug. This is sad news for heart patients, and we’re always disappointed to hear that
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Finally, thanks to the geniuses at Google, we are able to offer a site search feature for the Psoriasis Cure Now website.
This feature will come in handy as we dramatically expand our site content during 2007. In the meantime, try it out: SEARCH OUR SITE. (We are still fine-tuning the results
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Rhonda Fenwick, a British artist who has had psoriasis since childhood, explores issues of skin and body image in her multimedia work, which includes assemblages, camera, installations, film and text. Her work, which also includes interactive artistic events with psoriasis patients and with school children, has received funding from the (UK) Psoriasis Association.
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While Washington, DC is still evaluating the Congressional changes made by the voters on election day, the good news is that the leading Congressional advocates for psoriasis patients will be returning to the new Congress, although some of the election-produced changes create uncertainty for the psoriasis community.
All four past winners of Psoriasis Cure Now’s Health
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