After she was diagnosed with psoriasis in 1992, at the age of 17, Sherrina Navani tried just about “everything and anything”—natural remedies, topical treatments, prescription drugs such as methotrexate—to heal the cracking, bleeding plaques that covered 90% of her body. Nothing worked.
Then, in 2006, the 32-year-old from Jersey City enrolled in a clinical trial for [...]
By Sara Altshul
I was reflecting on the virtues of aloe vera when a new study popped up in my inbox. Aloe, in case you’ve never met one, is the spiky, cactus-like succulent and popular houseplant whose stalky leaves contain a clear gel that’s used in countless personal care products and cosmetics.
Used for healing skin problems [...]
Oral medications have been used for decades to treat psoriasis. In recent years patients with moderate to severe psoriasis have increasingly switched to newer biologic medications, which are injected, but oral medications (also known as “systemics”) are still an important and commonly used treatment for psoriasis.
One of the main advantages of oral medications is how [...]
One size does not fit all when it comes to psoriasis treatments. How you ease symptoms of this chronic disease depends in large part on where psoriasis appears on your body. “We think of the skin as one organ, but it’s different in different places,” says Steven Feldman, MD, PhD, professor of dermatology at the [...]
One size does not fit all when it comes to psoriasis treatments. How you ease symptoms of this chronic disease depends in large part on where psoriasis appears on your body. “We think of the skin as one organ, but it’s different in different places,” says Steven Feldman, MD, PhD, professor of dermatology at the [...]
Psoriasis is a skin condition that can take many forms. Most people live with just one of the types below, although there are rare cases in which a patient may experience more than one type.
Plaque psoriasisThe most common type of psoriasis is plaque psoriasis. Nearly 90% of the people who live with psoriasis have [...]
Although there is no cure for psoriasis, topical medications are an invaluable tool for many people in managing the disease. Topicals—which are applied directly to the skin—can reduce itching and inflammation, improve the skin’s appearance, and normalize abnormal cell production, which is thought to be one of the causes of psoriasis.
If your condition is isolated [...]
Biologics are the newest generation of psoriasis medications. Unlike older systemic drugs, which are made from chemicals, biologics are made from organic human or animal proteins. Usually injected, these drugs are significantly more powerful than older psoriasis treatments and are intended only for people with moderate to severe psoriasis.
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder in which [...]
Women with Psoriasis at Risk for Other Chronic Conditions – (April 20, 2009)A study published in the April issue of the Archives of Dermatology shows that women with the skin condition psoriasis are at increased risk of developing diabetes and high blood pressure. The researchers suspect that inflammation, which plays a role in all three [...]
Phototherapy is the original psoriasis treatment. For as long as people have had the disease, they’ve treated it with sunlight. Even today, with all the high-tech remedies available, light therapy continues to be one of the most effective treatments for psoriasis, an autoimmune disorder that causes skin cells to grow too rapidly, resulting in red, [...]
