A recent article in Practical Dermatology magazine, which is sent to dermatologists nationwide, is now available to everyone online. It discusses some of the strategies Psoriasis Cure Now believes are worthwhile as the psoriasis patient community works to increase research on psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis:
President of Psoriasis Cure Now and former congressional staff member Michael Paranzino says that the goal of Psoriasis Cure Now is to increase awareness of psoriasis and increase funding at the Federal level in hopes of ensuring that physicians and patients have access to more and better treatment options for the disease. “Even as government support for biomedical research has doubled over the last decade, federally-funded psoriasis research has been stagnant,” says Mr. Paranzino. He says that right now, of the roughly $30 billion spent annually on biomedical research, federal psoriasis research spending equals about six million dollars a year, which roughly equates to one dollar per patient. He adds that on a per-patient basis, this is lower than spending for any other comparable disease.
The article also notes that we can assist doctors or patients and their loved ones interested in educating their lawmakers about psoriasis either during a visit to our nation’s capital or while you are in your home state:
If you or your patients would like to meet face-to-face with federal lawmakers, Psoriasis Cure Now can help. Those planning to visit Washington, D.C. can use the Psoriasis Cure Now website to contact the group, Mr. Paranzino says. Psoriasis Cure Now staff can arrange the meetings, prepare materials, and accompany patients to the meetings. Psoriasis Cure Now can also arrange meetings with lawmakers at the state level.
Let’s make 2007 the year we all get involved to educate the public, including our federal lawmakers, about the seriousness of psoriasis.
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