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Health Encyclopedia: Psoriasis Highlights

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Research

A study released in October 2006 shows an increased risk of heart attacks in people with psoriasis. The risk was highest in young patients with severe psoriasis.

Drug Research

Results from a Phase III (late-stage) study show that adalimumab (Humira) is more effective than methotrexate in the treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis. In the study, 80% of patients treated for 16 weeks with adalimumab reported a 75% or better improvement, compared with 36% of patients treated with ...

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Expert & Community Posts

Gestational Diabetes: Control It For Your Child's Sake

By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

...mothers who did not control their blood sugar during pregnancy were nearly twice as likely to be... Read more »

Pregnancy Nutrition and Weight Gain

By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

A mother's health and nutrition even before pregnancy, let alone during the 9 months, has a huge... Read more »

Diabetes Risk during Pregnancy

By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...me into an automatic high-risk situation with my pregnancy. Being over 35 doesn't help either. I... Read more »

Couple Need to Know That Debt Can....

By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

...someone close commit suicide, and being divorced during pregnancy may all contribute to pre-term... Read more »

Postpartum Depression

By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

...women, the level of pCRH found at week 25 of the pregnancy was high. Postpartum depression... Read more »

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Health Guide

Psoriasis: References

...AV and Kragballe K. Retrospective assessment of PASI 50 and PASI 75 attainment with a calcipotriol/betamethasone dipropionate ointment. Int J Dermatol. 2006 Aug;45(8):970-5.National Psoriasis... Read more »

Psoriasis: Topical Medications

...Kenalog). Available as a topical cream or as an injectable agent to treat nail psoriasis.High potencyBetamethasone (Diprosone) -- also available in lower potencies.Amcinonide... Read more »

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Medications

...pain at the injection site. To prevent injection reactions, patients are sometimes pretreated with betamethasone, a corticosteroid drug, but some research suggests that the steroid does little... Read more »

Type 2 Diabetes: Risk Factors

...(good) cholesterol less than 35 mg/dL or triglyceride level 250 mg/dL or higherHave had diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) or have given birth to a baby that weighed more than 9... Read more »

Infertility In Women: Highlights

ART and Pregnancy ComplicationsAssisted reproductive technologies (ART) increase the risk for pregnancy complications. Many of these complications are due to the multiple births associated... Read more »

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