Archive for the ‘Psoriasis’ Category

Sunlight Benefits Psoriasis Sufferers

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Vitamin D is made in the skin in response to sunlight, so one question we might ask is whether vitamin D might also somehow promote skin health. One piece of indirect evidence that supports this concept relates to the experience that many sufferers of the skin condition psoriasis have in the sun.

Psoriasis is characterized by raised, red, usually scaly skin “plaques” (often on the knees, elbows, and scalp). Quite often, these can improve considerably and may even disappear when exposed to sunlight.

Warning Issued Against Psoriasis Drug

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Three people who had been taking the drug Raptiva (efalizumab) for at least three years to treat psoriasis developed a brain infection known as PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy), a viral illness. Raptiva is a drug taken as a once-a-week injection to suppress the immune system, and thus reduce flare-ups of psoriasis. The patients were not taking any other drugs known to suppress the immune system.

Searching for the latest help on psoriasis seborrhoeic dermatitis

Friday, January 9th, 2009

When you are on the lookout for top-quality information on psoriasis seborrhoeic dermatitis, you’ll find it hard seperating value-packed advice from inexpert psoriasis seborrhoeic dermatitis suggestions and advice so it is important to recognize ways of judging the information you are offered.

Here are several tips which we advise you to use when you’re seeking info about psoriasis seborrhoeic dermatitis. It’s important to remember that the help we present is only applicable to internet advice about psoriasis seborrhoeic dermatitis. We don’t really offer any advice or guidance when you are also doing research in books or magazines.