You make an appointment to see your doctor because your psoriasis is flaring. He takes a look and then whips out his prescription pad to order one of the following: A prescription strength topical treatment. phototherapy. oral and injection therapy over the counter drugs Any of these treatments (or a combination of them) may work […]
No one ever really considered that the immune system had any real role in psoriasis or its painful outbreaks. Not until a new drug – Cyclosporine — was offered to arthritis patients. What happened next was both surprising and unexpected. Patients who have prescribed the immune-suppressing drug for their arthritis symptoms (and who also suffered […]
Psoriasis is more than a skin condition; it is a health concern. Characterized by the blistering scabs and oozing sores that erupt all over the body, psoriasis is a chronic non-contagious inflammatory skin disease that is best known by its: silvery-white scales. crusty sores. bleeding lesions So what causes the skin to suddenly erupt in […]
Breakfast is the first meal of the day, typically consumed in the morning. The word is a compound of break and fast, referring to the conclusion of fasting since the previous day’s last meal. Breakfast meals vary widely in different cultures around the world but often include a carbohydrate such as cereal or rice, fruit […]
