Tim Gunn and Dr. Susan Taylor interviewed about Addressing Psoriasis campaign
Here is our interview with style guru Tim Gunn and dermatologist Susan Taylor, MD, about the new Addressing Psoriasis (tm) campaign. It was filmed march 3, 2010 in New York City.
Address Your Psoriasis(tm) and win a personal style consultation with Tim Gunn!
The new Addressing Psoriasis(tm) campaign has launched! Check it out and good luck with the contest. Winners will receive a private style consultation with the one and only Tim Gunn!
Be sure to start with the Official Rules. Open to US residents 18+ with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
Addressing Psoriasis(tm) was developed to inspire people with plaque psoriasis to actively manage their condition, be more confident and not allow the condition to inhibit their everyday style. Psoriasis Cure Now is a participating patient advocacy organization in the campaign.
Research funding for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis through the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) set a new record in 2009. Total funding for the year was $16 million. The total includes $13 million in base funding plus $3 million in funding from the Stimulus Bill.
By way of comparison, in 2005, the year Psoriasis Cure Now was founded, the budget was just $6 million.
This is good news for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and their loved ones! You can read more about the record psoriasis research budget here.
The link includes photos of her during her flare. There had been media reports that she had been on Raptiva, which was pulled from the market last year after several patients on it died after activation of a rare virus. Her loss of Raptiva may have played a role in this flare (that's theory, not established fact).
We appreciate her sharing those pictures publicly, and for the positive awareness it will bring.
Psoriasis Cure Now launched five years ago today. Rather than a big celebration, what we will do on this 5th anniversary is this: recommit ourselves to our original vision, which was to bring real urgency to the battles that people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are engaged in.
We continue to believe that the single most important factor that will dictate how people with psoriasis will be doing 10 and 20 years from now is how much research is conducted today, and next year. Unfortunately, psoriasis research remains underfunded.
Of course, it's our birthday, so we have a wish list. If you care about curing psoriasis or helping someone with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, please take a moment right now to do one or more of the items on this list:
Get your copy of the 2010 Psoriasis Patient Calendar
The 2010 Psoriasis Patient Calendar is now available! It profiles 12 real people living with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. For your free copy, email us at calendar@psoriasis-cure-now.org with your postal address and we will put one in the mail for you. The Calendar is sent to thousands of lawmakers, news reporters and physicians nationwide, as well as psoriasis patients and their loved ones.
(We're sorry. We can only send the calendar to US addresses.)
Finalists have been announced in the 2009 Psoriasis Walk Video Contest. The Finalists will compete for a $5,000 Grand Prize. The contest was to create a compelling video that best conveys the value of participating in a Psoriasis Walk. The winners are:
The judging was tough, with other strong videos just missing out on making it to the Finals. Public comments will be accepted below on these Finalists through November 4. The judges will consider these comments as they select a Grand Prize winner on November 10, 2009.
Michael Stern: Psoriasis Walk Video Contest 2009 Finalist
Michael Stern of Port Jefferson Station, New York for "Psoriasis Walk - A Global Change" is a Finalist in the 2009 Psoriasis Walk Video Contest.
Tell us why you think this should be the Walk Track Grand Prize winner. Click on "COMMENTS" below. Comments through November 4th will help us select the winner.
The goal of the contest was to create a compelling video that best conveys the value of participating in a Psoriasis Walk.
(Note: we love all our Finalist videos, so if your comment is unduly negative, we will not post it. Constructive criticism is allowed, but better yet, focus on what is good about your favorite Finalist.)
Jonathan Mann: Psoriasis Walk Video Contest 2009 Finalist
Jonathan Mann of Berkeley, California for "The Psoriasis Cure Now Walk Song" is a Finalist in the 2009 Psoriasis Walk Video Contest.
Tell us why you think this should be the Walk Track Grand Prize winner. Click on "COMMENTS" below. Comments through November 4th will help us select the winner.
The goal of the contest was to create a compelling video that best conveys the value of participating in a Psoriasis Walk.
(Note: we love all our Finalist videos, so if your comment is unduly negative, we will not post it. Constructive criticism is allowed, but better yet, focus on what is good about your favorite Finalist.)
Wyatt Bernstein: Psoriasis Walk Video Contest 2009 Finalist
Wyatt Bernstein of Elmsford, New York for "Walk for Psoriasis 2009 Video Contest" is a Finalist in the 2009 Psoriasis Walk Video Contest.
Tell us why you think this should be the Walk Track Grand Prize winner. Click on "COMMENTS" below. Comments through November 4th will help us select the winner.
The goal of the contest was to create a compelling video that best conveys the value of participating in a Psoriasis Walk.
(Note: we love all our Finalist videos, so if your comment is unduly negative, we will not post it. Constructive criticism is allowed, but better yet, focus on what is good about your favorite Finalist.)
Bryan Pentecostes: Psoriasis Walk Video Contest 2009 Finalist
Bryan Pentecostes of Huntington Beach, California for "Psoriasis Walk Together" is a Finalist in the 2009 Psoriasis Walk Video Contest.
Tell us why you think this should be the Walk Track Grand Prize winner. Click on "COMMENTS" below. Comments through November 4th will help us select the winner.
The goal of the contest was to create a compelling video that best conveys the value of participating in a Psoriasis Walk.
(Note: we love all our Finalist videos, so if your comment is unduly negative, we will not post it. Constructive criticism is allowed, but better yet, focus on what is good about your favorite Finalist.)
Gabriel Evans: Psoriasis Walk Video Contest 2009 Finalist
Gabriel Evans of Dallas, Texas for "Psoriasis Walk Checklist" is a Finalist in the 2009 Psoriasis Walk Video Contest.
Tell us why you think this should be the Walk Track Grand Prize winner. Click on "COMMENTS" below. Comments through November 4th will help us select the winner.
The goal of the contest was to create a compelling video that best conveys the value of participating in a Psoriasis Walk.
(Note: we love all our Finalist videos, so if your comment is unduly negative, we will not post it. Constructive criticism is allowed, but better yet, focus on what is good about your favorite Finalist.)
Psoriasis Walk Video Contest 2009: The Best of the Rest
In addition to the Psoriasis Walk Track Finalists selected in the 2009 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest, there were other strong videos that we could not afford to give cash prizes to. Visit the Psoriasis Cure Now Walk Track group on YouTube to watch these videos, then come back to this page to tell us which ones NOT selected as Finalists should have been. We'll be looking for ways to promote these videos as well.
Just click on "COMMENTS" below and tell us where we screwed up big-time!
Web Track Finalists Announced in Psoriasis Cure Now 2009 Video Contest
Six Finalists have been announced in the Psoriasis Cure Now 2009 Video Contest - Web Track. The Finalists will compete for a $5,000 Grand Prize. The contest was to create a compelling video that best conveys the social network for psoriasis patients at www.Psoriasis.Name. The winners are:
Brenda Piekarski of Minneapolis, Minnesota for "Lesions of Love"
The judging was tough, with several other excellent videos just missing out on making it to the Finals. Public comments on these Finalists will be accepted below through November 4. The judges will consider your comments as they select a Grand Prize winner.
Web Track - Psoriasis Video Contest 2009: The Best of the Rest
In addition to the Web Track Finalists selected in the 2009 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest, there were other excellent videos that we could not afford to give cash prizes to. Visit the Psoriasis Cure Now Web Track group on YouTube to watch these videos, then come back to this page to tell us which ones NOT selected as Finalists should have been. We'll be looking for ways to promote these videos as well.
Just click on "COMMENTS" below and tell us where we screwed up big-time!
Brenda Piekarski: Psoriasis Video Contest 2009 Web Track Finalist
Brenda Piekarski of Minneapolis, Minnesota for "Lesions of Love" is a Finalist in the 2009 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest - Web Track.
Tell us why you think this should be the Web Track Grand Prize winner. Click on "COMMENTS" below. Comments through November 4th will help us select the winner.
Remember what this contest is all about:
"Prepare a video that encourages psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients and their loved ones to join www.Psoriasis.Name, a social network on the internet that connects people who care about psoriasis with others who care about psoriasis."
(Note: we love all our Finalist videos, so if your comment is unduly negative, we will not post it. Constructive criticism is allowed, but better yet, focus on what is good about your favorite Finalist.)
Lucian Nechifor: Psoriasis Video Contest 2009 Web Track Finalist
Lucian Nechifor of Canton, Michigan for "Psoriasis Cure Now 2009 Web" is a Finalist in the 2009 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest - Web Track.
Tell us why you think this should be the Web Track Grand Prize winner. Click on "COMMENTS" below. Comments through November 4th will help us select the winner.
Remember what this contest is all about:
"Prepare a video that encourages psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients and their loved ones to join www.Psoriasis.Name, a social network on the internet that connects people who care about psoriasis with others who care about psoriasis."
(Note: we love all our Finalist videos, so if your comment is unduly negative, we will not post it. Constructive criticism is allowed, but better yet, focus on what is good about your favorite Finalist.)
Manuel Reta III: Psoriasis Video Contest 2009 Web Track Finalist
Manuel Reta III of El Segundo, California for "Psoriasis 'Red'" is a Finalist in the 2009 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest - Web Track.
Tell us why you think this should be the Web Track Grand Prize winner. Click on "COMMENTS" below. Comments through November 4th will help us select the winner.
Remember what this contest is all about:
"Prepare a video that encourages psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients and their loved ones to join www.Psoriasis.Name, a social network on the internet that connects people who care about psoriasis with others who care about psoriasis."
(Note: we love all our Finalist videos, so if your comment is unduly negative, we will not post it. Constructive criticism is allowed, but better yet, focus on what is good about your favorite Finalist.)
Patrick Smith: Psoriasis Video Contest 2009 Web Track Finalist
Patrick Smith of Austin, Texas for "Connect - Psoriasis Cure Now 2009" is a Finalist in the 2009 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest - Web Track.
Tell us why you think this should be the Web Track Grand Prize winner. Click on "COMMENTS" below. Comments through November 4th will help us select the winner.
Remember what this contest is all about:
"Prepare a video that encourages psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients and their loved ones to join www.Psoriasis.Name, a social network on the internet that connects people who care about psoriasis with others who care about psoriasis."
(Note: we love all our Finalist videos, so if your comment is unduly negative, we will not post it. Constructive criticism is allowed, but better yet, focus on what is good about your favorite Finalist.)
Stephen Boyd: Psoriasis Video Contest 2009 Web Track Finalist
Stephen Boyd of Muncie, Indiana for "Psoriasis" is a Finalist in the 2009 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest - Web Track.
Tell us why you think this should be the Web Track Grand Prize winner. Click on "COMMENTS" below. Comments through November 4th will help us select the winner.
Remember what this contest is all about:
"Prepare a video that encourages psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients and their loved ones to join www.Psoriasis.Name, a social network on the internet that connects people who care about psoriasis with others who care about psoriasis."
(Note: we love all our Finalist videos, so if your comment is unduly negative, we will not post it. Constructive criticism is allowed, but better yet, focus on what is good about your favorite Finalist.)
