Record number of grants and dollars given to study psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis PORTLAND, Ore. (May 16, 2012)—Twenty-six scientists have received a total of $2.06 million in grants from the National Psoriasis Foundation to study psoriasis—the most common autoimmune disease in the country, affecting as many as 7.5 million Americans—and psoriatic arthritis, an inflammatory joint and tendon disease. [...]
http://dermatologistsblog.com/psoriasis/national-psoriasis-foundation-awards-more-than-2-million-for-research/
Nationwide, as many as 7.5 million people are affected by the disease. Psoriasis, a noncontagious, chronic disease of the immune system, appears on the skin causing red, scaly patches. These patches, often painful and itchy, can appear on any part of the body. Additionally, up to 30 percent of people with psoriasis develop psoriatic arthritis. [...]
http://dermatologistsblog.com/psoriasis/national-psoriasis-walk-to-cure-psoriasis-philadelphia-zoo-april-21/
PORTLAND, Ore. (Feb. 28, 2012)—For the first time, consumers shopping for over-the-counter products to treat psoriasis—a disease of the immune system that appears on the skin, affecting as many as 7.5 million Americans—and psoriatic arthritis—an inflammatory joint and tendon disease—will find a National Psoriasis Foundation Seal of Recognition on items that dermatology experts deem effective in [...]
http://dermatologistsblog.com/psoriasis/national-psoriasis-foundation-launches-seal-of-recognition-for-psoriasis-products/
PORTLAND, Ore. (January 25, 2012)—To assist the millions of Americans living with psoriasis, the most common autoimmune disease in the country, the National Psoriasis Foundation published the most recent guidelines in the United States for the management of plaque psoriasis—the most prevalent form of the disease, affecting roughly 80 percent of people with psoriasis. The [...]
http://dermatologistsblog.com/psoriasis/national-psoriasis-foundation-releases-consensus-guidelines-for-treatment-of-plaque-psoriasis/
National Psoriasis Foundation releases recommendations for psoriasis treatment in pregnant and breastfeeding women PORTLAND, Ore. (Nov. 28, 2011)—The National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Board has released new recommendations for the treatment of psoriasis in pregnant and lactating women. The recommendations call for topical treatment as the first-line therapy for psoriasis—a chronic, genetic disease of the immune [...]
http://dermatologistsblog.com/psoriasis/national-psoriasis-foundation-psoriasis-in-pregnant-nursing-women/
