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'The drugs I am taking for my skin problems make me feel unwell'

(Telegraph 21/08/2009)

I am 70 years old, fair-skinned with freckles, and had never had a skin problem until five years ago. I have been diagnosed with various conditions including eczema, followed by dermatitis, now psoriasis. I have had 32 allergy tests and tried various drugs. The steroids I am taking have definitely helped my skin problems, but my stomach is bloated and painful (on top of the ulcerative colitis), and I simply don't feel "right". I have also been prescribed a drug called Humira. Can you help?

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Home light therapy psoriasis hope

(BBC 08/05/2009)

A specialist light treatment for psoriasis is just as effective and safe when given at home as in hospital, say Dutch researchers. Phototherapy using UVB light is rarely used in the UK because of limited availability and the number of hospital visits required. But a study of 200 patients found the same results with home treatment. One UK expert said the British Medical Journal study highlighted an important treatment gap in psoriasis care.

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Psoriasis link to health problems

(BBC 21/04/2009)

Women with psoriasis have an increased risk of developing diabetes and high blood pressure, a study suggests. US researchers believe the inflammation associated with the chronic skin condition may be to blame. The study published in Archives of Dermatology study follows other work linking psoriasis with health problems. The condition, which affects up to 3% of the population, is linked to an over-active immune system [more research required].

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Genetic 'hotspots' for psoriasis

(BBC 26/01/2009)

Scientists are moving closer to identifying the multiple genetic faults which may cause the painful skin condition psoriasis. The journal Nature Genetics reports 3 studies which bring the number of suspect genetic locations to 10. However, a UK dermatologist warned hopes that the research would swiftly lead to new treatments for patients could be unrealistic.

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Saira's agonising psoriasis nearly forced her to quit The Apprentice. And since she had a baby, it's been worse than ever

(Daily Mail 04/11/2008)

Remembered as the 'pushy' one from The Apprentice, Saira Khan says her behaviour was partly due to dealing with a distressing and painful skin condition that covered her body.

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Psoriasis: the illness that makes you shed flakes of skin

(The Independent 01/07/2008)

I was first stricken with psoriasis, the illness that makes you shed flakes of skin, in my twenties, when I was at university in Edinburgh. Its chosen arena for battle on my body was my face.

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Hope for psoriasis sufferers

(The Independent 16/05/2008)

A dramatic advance in the treatment of psoriasis, the debilitating skin condition which affects more than one million people in the UK, was announced by scientists yesterday.

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