Cure for Psoriasis

Cure of Psoriasis and Arthritis when Addison's Disease Was Detected

INTRODUCTION: Corticoid therapy is well-known to improve the symptoms of psoriasis. Addison's disease is an autoimmune disease which leads to a loss of cortisol production in the adrenal glands. This case report describes a patient with wide-spread psoriasis for 34 years who was cured when Addison's disease was detected and substitution to reach normal biological cortisol levels was introduced....

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Cure for Stammering

Breakthrough cure (for mice)

Many a science writer has fantasized about capping a story with the headline “Good News for Sick Mice!” One of the toughest struggles is deciding how to cover a story that has produced tantalizing, even amazing, results in laboratory animals but could well be a total bust by the time it gets to humans. That issue came up in early July, when Elan Pharmaceuticals, an Irish company with laboratori...

Palmoplantar Psoriasis versus Eczema: Major Histopathologic Clues for Diagnosis

Background & Objectives:  Accurate differentiation of eczema and psoriasis can be difficult, especially in areas of palm and sole. This study was designed to evaluate histopathological features and identify statistically significant parameters in distinguishing palmoplantar psoriasis from eczema of these regions in patients referring to Razi Skin Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Methods: In a cross-sec...