Psoriasis News

Because psoriasis is an autoimmune disease, it can be tough to treat. Drugs only do so much and stress makes it worse.

Humira, a plaque psoriasis drug from Abbott Laboratories: Its TV ad shows a woman at a cabin on a beautiful lake in the mountains, walking onto a dock and painting names on the stern of a sailboat while a man puts an affectionate arm around her shoulder.

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.

Medical device and drugmaker Abbott Laboratories reported a 12 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit Wednesday, as the blockbuster anti-inflammatory drug Humira continued to dominate the company's performance with double-digit sales growth.

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When Ruby Jaffrey's daughter was born seven weeks prematurely, and her father was blinded by a brain tumour two months later, it wasn't just Ruby's sense of equilibrium that was affected.

The company maintains a strong focus on developing, manufacturing and marketing the safe and efficacious drugs for treating psoriasis and other skin diseases as well as the thromboembolic disorders.

Jan 17th 2012 - Edison Investment Research today published a report on Hybrigenics entitled "Recruitment Complete". In summary, the report says: Hybrigenics has already completed recruitment of its Phase II in severe psoriasis with inecalcitol, meaning that it now expects to report the results of the trial in June/July 2012 rather than in the ... (more)

The Canadian Guidelines for the Management of Plaque Psoriasis were reviewed by the entire National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Board and updated to include newly approved agents such as ustekinumab and to reflect practice patterns in the United States, where the excimer laser is approved for psoriasis treatment.

Seth Hendrickson has been trying to get rid of his painful red skin ever since he was diagnosed with psoriasis four years ago.

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Seth Hendrickson has been trying to get rid of his painful red skin ever since he was diagnosed with psoriasis four years ago.