What Are the Early Signs and Risk Factors of Coronary Artery Disease?Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It is the main cause of death in the United States and around the world. CAD develops when... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Using BADBIR to Examine the Safety of Biologics over SystemicsBADBIR sounds like something you want to send back on a Saturday night, but instead its another acronym. This one though- is worth knowing about. BADBIR stands for the British... By Gemma Boak3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Causes Peripheral Artery Disease?When a person has peripheral artery disease (PAD) it means their limbs are not getting enough blood flow. This is because their blood vessels have plaque built up inside them... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Why Short Hair Is Great for My Scalp PsoriasisBack in 2012 I shaved my head and it was the first (and only) time since my diagnosis in elementary school that I was free of scalp psoriasis! Eventually, I... By VickiN3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Psoriasis and Vacation: How Best to PrepareGoing on holiday with psoriasis can throw up many unknowns. To start, you need to consider whether going on a vacation is actually the best thing for you and your... By Jack Gevertz3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How to Find Psoriasis Research Information OnlineKeeping up to date is one of the best things you can do in terms of managing your psoriasis. The treatment routes we follow tend to be very prescriptive, but... By Gemma Boak3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Advocate of CircumstanceWe all know the saying of being a victim of circumstance, this is someone who suffers bad consequences due to situations or factors that are out of their control. I used... By Clair G3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Introducing our New Accessibility FeatureYou may have noticed that we added a new accessibility feature to our websites. This feature will allow community members to change the size, color, or contrast of the text... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Is It Nail Fungus or Nail Psoriasis?If you have psoriasis on your hands or feet, you may have noticed that the appearance of your fingernails and toenails has changed. Psoriasis can affect your nails as well... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Loaning My Body to Science Part 1: The Comorbidities StudyI was given the amazing opportunity to participate in the Psoriasis, Atherosclerosis and Cardiometabolic disease Initiative (PACI) study at the NIH in Bethesda Maryland. PACI is a 4-year observational study... By Chris Pettit3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Psoriasis Makeup RoutineFacial psoriasis has always been one of the worst for me. It’s the hardest to hide when you do not feel like facing the world with your skin on show... By Clair G3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Emotions Matter. Painful Lessons from This Year That You Need to Learn.“Depression is often anger turned inwards.” These were the words my sparkly new (and first ever) psychotherapist said to me in our first appointment, and these were the words that... By Gemma Boak5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Step Therapy ReformHave you heard of Step Therapy? Do you know what it means? If you have experience with psoriasis for a long enough time you will come to know it if... By Vickie Wilkerson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How Gratitude Helped Me Grow from DepressionHave you read "You Are A Badass" by Jen Sincero? You should, it’s an uplifting book if you are not feeling 100% pumped about yourself (unless you hate swearing in... By Gemma Boak3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Letter to the Newly DiagnosedI recently heard that you have been diagnosed with a form of psoriasis, I am so sorry that you have become one of us who suffer with this condition. I'm... By Clair G2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Empathy for My Husband as He Battles MigrainesMost of us would probably agree that there isn’t a lot about psoriasis we like. However, when pressed to find something positive, many of us will answer to the effect... By VickiN3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How to Manage Being a Teen with PsoriasisThus far, I have experienced psoriasis in every stage of life from adolescence to adulthood. I would say the hardest time to date was my years of being a teenager... By Alisha B3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
I’m Living My Best LifeWhat does that really mean to me? Does this mean I have arrived because I have a little money saved, or that I own more than one house or that... By DianeT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Psoriasis and Your Eye SightI was talking to a lady the other day about psoriasis. She was newly diagnosed with psoriasis so she had been doing a lot of research online. We were talking... By Vickie Wilkerson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
The Fine Print of Alternative IdeasFine print, those rows and rows of words at the bottom of most pamphlets, promotions, contracts, sales and the like, the things we end up not reading, as we think... By Clair G2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments