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19 Aug 2023

Psoriasis Awareness Month 2023: Identifying Environmental And Lifestyle Factor

Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin condition that causes red, scaly patches and lesions to appear on the skin. Here are the triggers of Psoriasis that result in this autoimmune skin condition.

Psoriasis Awareness Month

12 Aug 2023

Psoriasis Awareness Month 2023: Can A Leaky Gut Lead To Psoriasis? Find out

Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin condition that causes red, scaly patches and lesions to appear on the skin August is Psoriasis Awareness Month which aims to help affected people feel supported and to raise public awareness about the skin condition The theme for this year's Psoriasis Awareness Month is 'access for all'

World Psoriasis Day 2022

29 Oct 2022

World Psoriasis Day 2022: Day, History, Significance, Theme and Symptoms

The theme for this year's World Psoriasis Day is 'Mental health' To raise awareness and call for action in support of people living with psoriatic disease World Psoriasis Day is observed in over 50 countries

18 Oct 2022

Psoriasis not an independent risk factor for heart attack in end stage illness

Researchers discovered that psoriasis does not increases the risk of heart attack in people with kidney disease in persons who also have an end-stage renal illness.

15 Sep 2020

Biologic therapy for psoriasis may reduce heart disease, reveals study

The research was published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American Heart Association journal. Chronic inflammation in people with psoriasis is associated with a higher risk of developing coronary artery disease. Biologic therapy medications are proteins that are given by injection or infusion and suppress the inflammation process by blocking the action of cytokines, which are proteins that promote systemic inflammation. Previous research has shown a clear link between psoriasis and the development of high-risk coronary plaque. This study provides a characterisation of a lipid-rich necrotic core, a dangerous type of coronary plaque made up of dead cells and cell debris that is prone to rupture. Ruptured plaque can lead to a heart attack or stroke.

01 Mar 2017

Stigma, depression and anxiety may cause psoriasis to recur in patients

The doctors also said that at least 18 percent of the patients have been frequently asked whether their condition is communicable, pointing to a grave lack of awareness on the disease.

01 Dec 2015

Homely remedies to tackle Psoriasis

Psoriasis, which usually appears in red patches anywhere on the skin, particularly the knees, the elbow, the lower back and scalp happens due to several factors such as environment, genetics and the immune system.

21 Oct 2015

10 new genetic risk loci for eczema discovered

With the newly identified risk regions, a total of 31 risk regions for eczema are now known.

12 Oct 2015

Skin psoriasis linked to higher cardiovascular risk

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease which occurs when skin cells grow too quickly, resulting in thick white or red patches of skin.

Cara Delevingne

11 Oct 2015

Check out who saved Cara Delevingne from her skin condition

Model-actress Cara Delevingne has thanked her pal Kate Moss for saving her from her skin condition called psoriasis

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