November 22nd 2010 | Psoriasis Videos, Public policy issues | 0 Comments
Jon Lovitz, the 1990s Saturday Night Live actor and “Yeah, that’s the ticket” guy, has been signed by Centocor Ortho Biotech to do a series of humorous videos about psoriasis. The tagline is “Are You Serious?” and the website is http://seriousaboutpsoriasis.com. Centocor Ortho Biotech markets Remicade for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis; Stelara for psoriasis;
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November 8th 2010 | Patient Stories, psoriatic arthritis | 4 Comments
In the not-very-surprising news department, Amgen & Pfizer, the companies that market Enbrel (etanercept), have signed up Phil Mickelson, the star golfer who announced last summer that he has psoriatic arthritis and is being treated with Enbrel. Mickelson will help the companies educate patients about psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and Enbrel.
November 1st 2010 | Psoriasis Research, Treatment, Triggers/environment | 2 Comments
A small study in Iceland found that tonsillectomy in those who tend to get psoriasis flares after strep throat infections produced reductions in psoriasis symptoms for most patients for the two-year duration of the study. As reported by Skin & Allergy News:
Tonsillectomy has beneficial clinical and immunologic effects on chronic plaque psoriasis in patients
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November 1st 2010 | Misc. | 0 Comments
Some injected methotrexate has been recalled. If you take methotrexate by injection, review this announcement from Sandoz to determine if your methotrexate is covered by this limited recall.
