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Topical Therapies Show Promise for the Treatment of Psoriasis
• Skin Care • Mar 02 06
Psoriasis, a chronic skin condition characterized by thick, red, scaly patches that itch and bleed, not only makes the activities of daily life difficult,…
Remicade Shows Efficacy for Moderate to Severe Psoriasis
• Skin Care • Oct 17 05
Remicade (infliximab) has shown significant efficacy for the treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis involving the skin, researchers here reported. The drug is already approved for…
Demystifying Psoriasis
• Skin Care • Oct 06 05
To put a face to the face-disfiguring disease and help clarify many of its myths and misconceptions, filmmaker and psoriasis sufferer Fred Finkelstein has…
Think twice before getting tattoo, expert advises
• Skin Care • Aug 23 05
According to Dr. Roy Geronemus, most people make the decision to get a tattoo on a whim, with very few giving it careful thought…
Aldara cream remedies skin damage from sun
• Skin Care • Apr 18 05
A particular type of skin lesion called actinic keratosis, caused by long-term exposure to the sun, responds well to thrice-weekly application of…
Skin lesions seen with newer arthritis drugs
• Skin Care • Apr 07 05
Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with the potent TNF-alpha blocking drugs - such as Enbrel and Remicade, for example - is linked to an increase…
Warnings and alternatives boost sun protection
• Skin Care • Mar 24 05
Showing people pictures of how sun has damaged their skin and encouraging them to use sunless tanning lotions appear to give many people the…
Skiing on powder snow gives faster tans: report
• Skin Care • Mar 22 05
Skiers get suntanned faster on new powder snow than on old, wet snow, which absorbs far more of the sun’s ultraviolet rays, according to…
Sunbed-loving Europeans face cancer epidemic
• Skin Care • Mar 17 05
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned young Europeans Thursday that their taste for getting a tan even before they hit the beach could result…
Tattoos ink may contain heavy metals: study
• Skin Care • Mar 14 05
Dirty needles may be the chief health concern with tattoos, but preliminary research suggests the inks used to make the body art may harbor…
Most nipple, genital piercing problems not treated
• Skin Care • Mar 01 05
Most people who have their nipples or genitals pierced develop complications such as infections or irritation, but only a handful seek professional help as…
Wrinkle-filler may curb HIV-related facial wasting
• Skin Care • Feb 28 05
HIV patients who suffer from facial wasting associated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may be helped by injections of poly-L-lactic, Washington DC-based…
Corticosteroid Emulsion Effective in Clearing Atopic Dermatoses
• Skin Care • Feb 24 05
A corticosteroid emulsion containing 0.05% fluticasone propionate effectively clears inflammatory atopic dermatosis in a wide range of patients.
“Fluticasone propionate emulsion is a…
Azithromycin Appears Effective for Rosacea and Peri-Oral Dermatitis
• Skin Care • Feb 21 05
An eight-week course of antibiotic therapy with azithromycin appears to substantially clear outbreaks of acne rosacea and peri-oral dermatitis, Italian researchers reported on February…
Humira (Adalimumab) Appears to Provide Improvement in Disease Activity, Quality of Life for Patients
• Skin Care • Feb 21 05
Psoriasis patients receiving Humira® (adalimumab) achieved significant improvement in disease activity and quality of life through 60 weeks of treatment, according to new Phase…
Second Course of Alefacept Often Successful for Plaque Psoriasis Even if First Course Fails
• Skin Care • Feb 21 05
Chronic plaque psoriasis patients who do not improve on their initial treatment with the targeted agent alefacept appear to respond well to a second…
Skim milk linked to acne among teen girls
• Skin Care • Feb 21 05
It may not be the chocolate and pizza that threatens many teenage girls’ complexion. Milk - skim milk, in particular - may be the…
Pedicure Bacteria Problem Worries Health Officials
• Skin Care • Feb 16 05
Health inspectors are worried an unusual problem in California could develop here, CBS4 News reports.
Hundreds of women in California have gotten horrible boils…
St. Louis Rams hit with drug-resistant bacteria
• Skin Care • Feb 03 05
During the 2003 football season, several members of the St. Louis Rams were diagnosed with skin infections caused by an antibiotic-resistant microbe called MRSA,…
Extended Raptiva therapy safe, effective for psoriasis
• Skin Care • Jan 19 05
Treatment with the relatively new drug Raptiva for 12 weeks has been shown to be a safe and effective treatment for moderate-to-severe chronic psoriasis.…
Sun protection in a pill seen possible
• Skin Care • Jan 10 05
An extract of a fern plant grown in Central America, taken by mouth, protects the skin from ultraviolet radiation damage that can lead to…
What is Psoriasis?
• Skin Care • Jan 09 05
Psoriasis is a skin disorder than can occur at any age in both men and women. Most commonly, psoriasis first appears as thick, flaky…
How Is Psoriasis Treated?
• Skin Care • Jan 09 05
Unfortunately, none of the available treatments for psoriasis is a cure. Treatment can often control the disease for long periods, but the disease can…
Psoriasis: Newly Diagnosed
• Skin Care • Jan 09 05
Psoriasis is measured in terms of its physical and emotional impact. Physically, if less then 2 percent of the body is involved, the case…
Plaque Psoriasis
• Skin Care • Jan 09 05
This is the most common type of psoriasis. It typically appears as thick, flaky patches of skin on one or more parts of the…