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The U.S. Senate’s powerful Appropriations Committee recently included Report language urging the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to increase funding for and attention to psoriasis research. While it does not have the force of law, this language is closely watched by NIH and other key decision-makers as they allocate a whopping $30 billion annually in
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Parathyroid Hormone (1-34) [PTH (1-34)], a topical cream that showed promise as a new treatment for psoriasis, failed to significantly reduce psoriasis symptoms in a Phase II clinical study, the company reported on July 31, 2008.
Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, the company sponsoring the study, compared two dosages of PTH (1-34) to placebo in more
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The videos are all in, and now the judging begins. An impressive collection of 80 videos has been created for the 2008 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest. Unfortunately, only 10 will win prizes.
On August 11th, we’ll announce the 10 Finalists. Then we’ll need your input on which two should win the $5,000
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The deadline for entries in the 2008 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest is this Saturday night, August 2, 2008. We expect an avalanche of last-minute entries, just like last year. Want to view some of the videos? Here is a good place to start.

See this map? We need you on it. We need people from coast to coast participating in Short Sleeve Days 2008!
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Learn more at our Short Sleeve Days home page. Thanks!

Our latest calendar profile is up, of two Psoriasis Cure Now volunteers with psoriasis. The twist? These two are in (one just finished) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Too often, psoriasis is treated as a disease of adults. But it strikes ALL ages. Check it out.

We have selected Early Bird winners in the 2008 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest. The Early Bird winner in the ‘Humor’ track was John Serpe of Los Angeles, California, for his video “Playground – Psoriasis Cure Now 2008.”
The Early Bird winner in the ‘Serious’ track was Lamar Crammer of Beachwood, New Jersey, for his
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Centocor has filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval of golimumab (CNTO 148) as a new treatment option for adults with psoriatic arthritis. Golimumab is an anti-TNF-alpha monoclonal antibody (like Enbrel, Humira and Remicade, all of which are approved for use in significant cases of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis), and
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The 2008 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest special “Early Bird” deadline is 11:59 pm EDT on June 27, 2008. Two videos properly submitted by that time will receive cash prizes and automatically be named Finalists eligible for the $5,000 Grand Prizes.
The deadline for all entries is August 2, 2008.
You can watch the 2007 Psoriasis
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Psoriasis Cure Now is now looking for volunteers willing to appear in our 2009 Psoriasis Calendar, which will be released this November. The Calendar will be distributed to thousands of media outlets, lawmakers, physicians and psoriasis patients nationwide.
Check out the online version of the 2008 Calendar and submit your story here.
Help us educate the
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