August 27th 2008 | Get involved | 0 Comments
Are you on this map yet? We need you on it. This maps shows current participants in Short Sleeve Days 2008, our national public education event for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, on September 12-14, 2008.
View Larger Map
Learn more at our Short Sleeve Days home page, and register today! There is still time
READ THE FULL POST
August 25th 2008 | Children, Impact of psoriasis, Treatment | 0 Comments
We have expanded our free resources designed to help children with psoriasis, and their parents, as kids head back to school. At www.PsoriasisKids.org, we offer a fact sheet on children’s psoriasis that parents can print off the internet and deliver to their child’s school teacher; and a podcast interview with a leading pediatric dermatologist discussing
READ THE FULL POST
August 25th 2008 | Patient Stories | 0 Comments
Dara Torres, U.S. Olympic swimmer, model and motivational speaker, has psoriasis! She has a new public service announcement developed with the National Psoriasis Foundation and biologic company Centocor. Go Dara!
Click here for profiles on other psoriasis patients living with psoriasis, and here for winners in the 2008 psoriasis video contest.
August 24th 2008 | Misc. | 0 Comments
A Scottish criminal has used his psoriasis treatment outpatient visit to escape.
“He escaped while receiving treatment for psoriasis, which is visible on his arms.”
He might want to visit our Psoriasis Treatment Section and try to clear those arms fast, before his distinctive skin gives him away and sends him back to the pokey.
UPDATE 8/25:
READ THE FULL POST
August 23rd 2008 | Psoriasis Videos | 0 Comments
Two Grand Prize winners have been named in the 2008 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest. John Serpe of Los Angeles, California won the Grand Prize in our Humor track for his video “Playground.” TJ Federico of Brooklyn, NY won the Grand Prize in our Serious track for his video “What you would miss.” Nine
READ THE FULL POST
August 16th 2008 | Health care system, Insurance, Treatment | 2 Comments
A European study has confirmed what psoriasis patients whisper about among themselves: a stunning percentage of psoriasis patients do not even fill the prescriptions their doctors prescribe for them. Nearly one-third of dermatology patients do not obtain their prescription medications, found the study from Denmark, and psoriasis patients had the lowest compliance rate–nearly
READ THE FULL POST
August 11th 2008 | Psoriasis Videos | 80 Comments
Seven Finalists have been named in the 2008 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest. Each Finalist has won at least $500, and one of these will win a Grand Prize of $5,000 later this month.
The Finalists are:
Derek’s Dance by Daniel PouesiPlayground – Psoriasis Cure Now 2008 by John SerpeLiving With Psoriasis – PSA by Katie
READ THE FULL POST
August 11th 2008 | Psoriasis Videos | 31 Comments
Four Finalists have been named in the 2008 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest. Each Finalist has won at least $500, and one of these will win a Grand Prize of $5,000 later this month.
The Finalists are:
What Could You Do In 4 Years? by Lamar CrammerPsoriasis_Nana by Michael RutherfordBeach / PsoriasisCureNow ‘08 Serious Track by Javier
READ THE FULL POST
August 11th 2008 | Psoriasis Videos | 16 Comments
In addition to the 11 Finalists selected in the 2008 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest, there were nearly 70 other videos that we could not give prizes to. Among those are some GREAT videos. So visit the Psoriasis Cure Now groups on YouTube (Humor track and Serious track) to watch these videos, then come back
READ THE FULL POST
August 11th 2008 | Psoriasis Videos | 0 Comments
Psoriasis Video Contest Finalists will be posted here late tonight.
