http://psoriasis.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Psoriasis GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-04-13T12:45:06Z Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:45:06 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2009/09/28/stelara-gets-the-green-light.htm A new option in the fight against psoriasis -- Stelara (ustekinumab). The FDA -- after two long years of talks -- has approved the use of this drug for psoriasis... http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2009/09/28/stelara-gets-the-green-light.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:19:11 +0000 2009-09-28T10:19:11Z http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2009/04/13/raptiva-efalizumab-pulled-from-the-market.htm Biologics are one of the treatment options available for psoriasis. However, psoriasis sufferers will now have to cope with one less option. Raptiva (efalixumab), a well-know biologic, will no longer be... http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2009/04/13/raptiva-efalizumab-pulled-from-the-market.htm Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:45:06 +0000 2009-04-13T12:45:06Z http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2009/01/18/psoriasis-and-the-risk-of-diabetes.htm an article in the British Journal of Dermatology (Br J Dermatol. 2008;159(6):1331-1337) looked at the rate of new-onset diabetes developing in patients with psoriasis. They took their data... http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2009/01/18/psoriasis-and-the-risk-of-diabetes.htm Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:52:39 +0000 2009-01-18T09:52:39Z http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2009/01/11/more-on-psoriasis-and-heart-disease.htm The current issue of the American Journal of Cardiology contains a consensus document by dermatologists and cardiologists regarding the increased risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with psoriasis. The... http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2009/01/11/more-on-psoriasis-and-heart-disease.htm Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:10:33 +0000 2009-01-11T10:10:33Z http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2009/01/11/psoriasis-homocysteine-and-heart-disease.htm A really interesting study from Turkey looked at serum homocysteine levels in patients with psoriasis. Elevated homocysteine levels are a recognized risk factor for heart disease. More recently,... http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2009/01/11/psoriasis-homocysteine-and-heart-disease.htm Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:50:55 +0000 2009-01-11T09:50:55Z http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2009/01/11/antibiotics-for-guttate-psoriasis.htm Sometimes guttate psoriasis responds to antibiotics. The rational is that the guttate flare was triggered by a strep infection, possibly a strep throat. Researchers in Bulgaria tested the... http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2009/01/11/antibiotics-for-guttate-psoriasis.htm Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:43:51 +0000 2009-01-11T09:43:51Z http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2009/01/08/ustekinumab-anticipation.htm The FDA has decided to review information on ustekinumab due to concerns about risks the drug may pose. Of course all biologics have their risks - most of them... http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2009/01/08/ustekinumab-anticipation.htm Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:39:04 +0000 2009-01-08T19:39:04Z http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2008/12/28/is-psoriasis-more-common-than-previously-thought.htm Most sources say that psoriasis affects 2% of the Western population. But a study in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology indicates that there may be many... http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2008/12/28/is-psoriasis-more-common-than-previously-thought.htm Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:57:36 +0000 2008-12-28T08:57:36Z http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2008/12/28/indigo-plant-ointment-for-psoriasis.htm In a study out of China published in the Archives of Dermatology, scientists used an ointment compounded from Indigo plant extract to reduct the redness and scaling of psoriasis. ... http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2008/12/28/indigo-plant-ointment-for-psoriasis.htm Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:51:47 +0000 2008-12-28T08:51:47Z http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2008/11/16/obesity-and-psoriasis-symptoms.htm In a study looking at siblings with and without psoriasis, researchers found that psoriasis was more common in an obese sibling, at least among women. For both men and... http://psoriasis.about.com/b/2008/11/16/obesity-and-psoriasis-symptoms.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:49:30 +0000 2008-11-16T09:49:30Z