Tag: psoriasis

How to Win the Winter Skin Battle

Even though the first flakes haven’t (officially) fallen, it’s not too soon to start thinking about your winter skin. For many people, it’s a time when skin dries out and becomes flaky, dull and even itchy. But it doesn’t have to be that way. “There’s no reason to have dull dry-looking skin in those holiday… Continue reading How to Win the Winter Skin Battle

World Psoriasis Day, October 29th 2014

World Psoriasis Day is an annual observance dedicated to people with psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis. The theme for 2014 is “Building a better world for people with psoriasis.” Conceived by patients for patients, World Psoriasis Day is a global event that sets out to give an international voice to the more than125 million people with… Continue reading World Psoriasis Day, October 29th 2014

Psoriasis-Hypertension Link

Patients with more severe psoriasis are also more likely to have uncontrolled hypertension, according to research done at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Through a cross-sectional study using information collected from a medical records database, the results provide further evidence of a strong link between psoriasis and hypertension. The results… Continue reading Psoriasis-Hypertension Link

Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Need Better Screening

Leading experts have joined together for the first time to call for better screening of psoriatic arthritis to help millions of people worldwide suffering from the condition.

A release from the Universoty of Leeds in the UK explains that psoriatic arthritis (PsA) causes painful joint inflammation and can cause irreversible joint damage if left untreated.

PsA tends to affect people with psoriasis. This skin condition causes a red, scaly rash. Around one in five go on to develop PsA – usually within ten years of the initial skin problem being diagnosed.