What Doctors Don't Tell YouIf you're a psoriasis sufferer, chances are you've been offered Zorac (tazarotene). It's one of the first retinoids (vitamin A derivative) that can be applied directly to the skin. As such, it's ...
These are the major conventional treatments, and their possible side effects. None claims a cure, although some claim a measure of success in suppressing symptoms. Be warned, though some side effe ...
Three American doctors have accused Sandoz Pharmaceuticals of premature promotion of the use of cyclosporine-A for psoriasis, which is outside the drug's established indication as an immunosuppres ...
Reader's Corner
Reader's Corner
If stress can trigger psoriasis, then it follows that anything that alleviates the psychological problems can also help the condition. So the thinking has gone with a group of doctors from Turkey ...
A new study confirms the link between smoking and the development of psoriasis. ...
Smoking and alcohol may be major causes of the skin complaint psoriasis. Smoking seems more likely to trigger it in women, whereas alcohol is more likely to be the cause in men. ...
