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Psoriasis Journey

By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2015 (HealthDay News) Psoriasis and cold sores top the list of stigmatized skin conditions, a new survey indicates, but experts say much of the ill will directed at sufferers is misguided. Surveying 56 people, Boston researchers found that nearly 61 percent wrongly thought psoriasis which produces widespread, scaly [...]

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2015 (HealthDay News) The skin disorder psoriasis appears linked with artery inflammation, raising the odds for heart disease, a new study says. As the amount of psoriasis increases, the amount of blood vessel inflammation increases, said senior investigator Dr. Nehal Mehta, a clinical investigator with the U.S. National Heart, [...]

Regardless of severity, patients with the often disfiguring skin condition psoriasis face an elevated risk for depression, new research suggests.

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2015 (HealthDay News) Two experimental drugs show promise in treating psoriasis and a related condition, psoriatic arthritis, new studies report. The drugs, brodalumab and secukinumab (Cosentyx), represent a new approach to treatment, said Michael Siegel, director of research programs at the National Psoriasis Foundation. These studies show how targeting [...]

People with psoriasis may be twice as likely to experience depression as those without the common skin condition, regardless of its severity, a new study suggests.

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