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Archive for January, 2008
January 28th 2008 | Get involved, Psoriasis Cure Now | 0 Comments
Would you like to raise money for Psoriasis Cure Now every time you conduct an internet search or buy a product online? Simply click on the link to get started. Thanks!
January 22nd 2008 | Patient Stories, Psoriasis Cure Now | 0 Comments
The 2008 Psoriasis Cure Now patient calendar is out, and the website, featuring our first expanded patient profile, is now live. The calendar tells the story of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis through 12 profiles, and will be used to educate lawmakers and the media about psoriasis, as well as to inspire patients and the physicians
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January 18th 2008 | Biologics, Treatment | 0 Comments
Abbott today announced that Humira (adalimumab), which is already approved for psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other diseases, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. In a pivotal US and Canadian trial, at week 16 of treatment, 71% of psoriasis patients receiving Humira had
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January 17th 2008 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Benjamin Franklin, not just among the greatest Americans of all time but someone who was battling psoriasis at the very time he was battling our British cousins, was born 302 years ago TODAY. Happy Birthday Ben! You can read Ben’s own writings about his psoriasis — which are still relevant today — at our Ben
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January 16th 2008 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Treating psoriasis in children is difficult, in part because most treatments have not been studied in pediatric patients, and also because parents fear exposing their children to treatments that might have long-term side effects that may not be known for decades. But under-treatment of children carries its own, very real risks, including children who do
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January 15th 2008 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Psoriasis Cure Now today named Congressman David Wu of Oregon and Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey as its “Health Care Advocates of the Year” for 2007. The lawmakers introduced the Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2007 in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The bills would,
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January 13th 2008 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
The National Psoriasis Foundation will be holding its Capitol Hill Day on March 2-3, 2008. It’s a great chance to make an impact for the psoriasis community by going to Washington, DC and meeting with the offices of your federal lawmakers to educate them about psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. As an added bonus, CariDee English
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January 11th 2008 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
It is not every day that the popular (19 million page view a day, a few more than our website) Drudgereport links to an article about a psoriasis treatment, but this article is pretty interesting, even though it is about a single patient. Here’s the article: Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, and
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January 10th 2008 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
There is a new book about vitiligo by a Detroit TV reporter, Lee Thomas. The book is called Turning White: A Memoir of Change. People with psoriasis and those with vitiligo face some of the same problems, in terms of poor public understanding of the disease and frequent misunderstanding that somehow our diseases pose a
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January 10th 2008 | Alternative/buyer beware/natural | 0 Comments
Temporary psoriasis relief from your kitchen? Scientists recently found that psoriasis sufferers may benefit from applications of a mixture of honey, beeswax and olive oil. In a study of people suffering from psoriasis and other inflammatory skin disorders, 60 percent showed significant improvement when treated with the honey-based mixture. Sounds messy, but our skin will
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