Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Your Skin
June 8, 2010 by Deepak
Filed under Anti Aging, Psoriasis, Skin cancer, Skin Disorders
We have already known the fact about cigarette smoking and its association between lung cancer, heart disease and many other systemic diseases. But people may not be aware of smoking and its association with several skin conditions like premature aging of skin, wrinkle, and delayed would healing. Besides, several other skin disorders like psoriasis, skin [...]
Biologics For Psoriasis
April 20, 2010 by Deepak
Filed under Psoriasis, Skin Disorders, skincare
There have been many discoveries and research in the management of moderate and severe psoriasis for last 2-3 decades. Better understanding about the pathogenesis of psoriasis has led to advance in better treatment options for psoriasis. Traditional systemic treatment for psoriasis like methotrexate, cyclosporine and acitretin are often associated with related side effects especially end [...]
Diet and Lifestyle Changes in the management of psoriasis
Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory disease involving a variety of factors affecting millions of patients worldwide. This disease is highly influenced by diet, lifestyle and environmental factors like stress and infection . It can occur at any age and can develop into chronic which is really fraustrating with major impacts on our quality of [...]
Efficacy of Acitretin Therapy for Nail Psoriasis
March 20, 2009 by Deepak
Filed under Nail Disorder
Treatment of isolated nail psoriasis is difficult and often unsatisfactory. Information about the efficacy of systemic treatments on nail psoriasis is scarce because most studies on skin psoriasis do not focus on the nail changes. Nail involvement occurs in up to 78% of patients with psoriasis, is more common in patients with psoriatic arthritis, and [...]
Indigo Ointment May Help Treat Patients With Psoriasis
November 27, 2008 by Deepak
Filed under News, Psoriasis, Skin Disorders
An ointment made from indigo naturalis, a dark blue plant-based powder used in traditional Chinese medicine, appears effective in treating plaque-type psoriasis, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease for which no cure exists, only therapies that bring it [...]
