January 25th 2012 | Biologics, Patient Stories, Psoriasis Cure Now, Psoriasis Research, Public policy issues, psoriatic arthritis | 4 Comments
Before 2011 becomes a distant memory, Psoriasis Cure Now felt it would be useful to highlight what we believe were the top psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis stories of 2011. The year included bad news about a promising treatment from Abbott, as well as a psoriasis sub-plot to one of the more ridiculous media sensations
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July 22nd 2011 | Impact of psoriasis, Patient Stories | 3 Comments
Get the latest on Kim Kardashian and her psoriasis diagnosis here.
January 24th 2011 | Patient Stories | 0 Comments
Too bizarre to make up?
Lead singer Liam Gallagher of Oasis — one of the great (if currently-disbanded) rock bands of our time — recently disclosed he has severe psoriasis as part of a strange anecdote recounted by the Sun tabloid in the UK:
“I’ve got psoriasis all over my [expletive deleted] body. Everywhere except for me
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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.
October 2nd 2010 | Impact of psoriasis, Patient Stories | 0 Comments
A new campaign in Belgium is raising awareness about the difficulties people with psoriasis in their scalp can face when trying to get a haircut. At least, we think that is the topic of the campaign. The website is in French and Dutch, and the world headquarters of Psoriasis Cure Now is, sadly,
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September 17th 2010 | Patient Stories | 0 Comments
Yes, it’s a slow news day in the world of psoriasis. So we are bringing you the video of Shape magazine’s new cover shoot with superstar and psoriasis patient LeAnn Rimes.
In this video, Ms. Rimes does NOT discuss psoriasis; and no, we could not see any psoriasis on her. But she looks like a pretty
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August 19th 2010 | Patient Stories, Treatment | 0 Comments
LeAnn Rimes, our favorite singer with psoriasis, appeared on national TV recently (on America’s Got Talent), wearing…a bikini. We’re not sure if that’s a great public service message about psoriasis, but it sure is a good one for her psoriasis treatment! We are thrilled that her treatment appears to be working.
But it got
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August 11th 2010 | Biologics, Patient Stories, Treatment, psoriatic arthritis | 0 Comments
The golf world was stunned yesterday by the news that superstar Phil Mickelson has been battling psoriatic arthritis this summer. He announced in a press conference that a severe flare of psoriatic arthritis had left him in a state where he “couldn’t move.” Read our full report on Phil Mickelson’s psoriatic arthritis.
July 30th 2010 | Patient Stories | 0 Comments
Amgen and Pfizer have announced the five winners of the 2010 Addressing Psoriasis™ contest, which recognizes people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who want to feel more confident in their everyday style. The winners have traveled to New York City for a one-on-one style consultation with Tim Gunn, mentor to the designers on TV’s
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