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Drinking beer several times a week can lead to psoriasis in women

Sebastiaan — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:28:44 +0000

Women who drink beer several times a week might be at higher risk for developing psoriasis, according to a new study released recently in the Archives of Dermatology. Researchers looked at drinking habits among 83,000 women age 27 to 44 who were part of the Nurses’ Health Study II. From that group, they analyzed 1,069 [...]

How Psoriasis patients are managing their condition

Sebastiaan — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:37:05 +0000

Catherine Dolan from the Facebook Psoriasis Group suggests to fill in a form. This form describes a research study that Samuel Kunjukunju from the University of Rochester is conducting. Sam Kunjukunju, is researching into psoriasis (particularly the treatment of) and would like our help! The purpose of this research study is to look at how [...]

Systemic Psoriasis Therapy Often Delayed

Sebastiaan — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:22:59 +0000

Patients with psoriasis resistant to topical therapy frequently wait a year or longer to receive systemic therapy, investigators reported. On average, patients continued with ineffective topical therapy for four years before their physicians initiated systemic therapy with a conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drug or a biological agent. A comparison of patients with and without long delays [...]

Psoriasis Comorbidities can Reduce Life Expectancy

Sebastiaan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:56:26 +0000

Psoriasis patients have a substantial comorbidity burden that can reduce life expectancy by 10 years or more, according to data presented recently. On average, patients whose psoriasis was diagnosed before age 25 did not live to age 60. In contrast, a psoriasis diagnosis at age 25 or afterward was associated with an average life expectancy [...]

BMI, Alcohol and Smoking Linked to Psoriasis Onset and Severity

Sebastiaan — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:58:54 +0000

Summary Accumulating evidence indicates that body weight, alcohol and smoking are associated with psoriasis. However, these factors have scarcely been investigated in relation to onset and disease activity at onset of psoriasis. A population-based case-control study was performed including 373 cases with onset of first-time plaque psoriasis within 12 months and matched healthy controls. Psoriasis [...]