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For Men, Living Alone May Mean Poorer Control of Blood-Thinning Meds

Men who are on the blood-thinning drug warfarin have more difficulty taking the medication if they...
Health Tip: Avoiding Anemia

(HealthDay News) — Anemia is a blood disorder characterized by a shortage of either red blood...
Health Tip: Donate Blood Safely

(HealthDay News) — Donating blood generally is safe, says Mayo Clinic. New, sterile equipment should be...

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- Posted June 24, 2019
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- Posted May 16, 2019
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- Posted May 14, 2019
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- Posted May 2, 2019
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- Posted April 30, 2019
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- Posted April 18, 2019
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- Posted March 15, 2019
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- Posted March 14, 2019
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Are You Living with Psoriasis?

A growing knowledge of the skin disease called psoriasis is leading to greater treatment choices, including personalized therapies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports.

Psoriasis is an immune system disorder that causes overproduction of skin cells, resulting in scaling, pain, swelling, redness and heat. The condition affects about 7.5 million Americans.

“As we better understand the disease, researchers know more about what specific factors to target in order to develop effective treatments,” FDA dermatologist Dr. Melinda McCord said in an agency news release.

There is no cure for psoriasis, so the main goals of treatments are to stop skin cell overproduction and reduce inflammation. Current therapies include medicines applied to the skin (topical), light treatment (phototherapy), or drugs taken by mouth or given by injection.

Doctors used to take a step-by-step approach, starting patients with mild to moderate psoriasis on topical therapy. If that was ineffective, doctors moved on to phototherapy or drug treatment.