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(9/6/2008) - good news for severe psoriasis sufferers! adalimumab 40mg solution for injection (Humira®) is accepted for restricted use within NHS Scotland for treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis in adult patients who failed to respond to or have a contraindication to, or are intolerant to other systemic therapy including ciclosporin, methotrexate or PUVA. View Scottish Medicines Consortium advice (pdf) |
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(7/6/2008) - Etrivex patient submission Has anyone tried Etrivex? - shampoo with steroid in - if so, can they please get in touch and give us their opinion, as we will be doing a patient submission to the SMC - This is fairly new - for scalp psoriasis" |
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(5/6/2008) - Alcohol 'cuts risk of arthritis' A regular tipple cuts the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis by up to half, Swedish research suggests. view BBC news article |
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(1/6/2008) - Scientists Identify Major Psoriasis Susceptibility Gene ScienceDaily (Mar. 18, 2006) — University of Michigan scientists have found a common genetic variation in an immune system gene that makes people much more likely to develop psoriasis -- a disfiguring inflammatory skin disease. read the science daily article |
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(1/6/2008) - Burden of disease - theme for WPD 2008 | |
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PSALVs Margaret McLachlan, from Fife, was our representative at the IFPA supporters meeting in Istanbul last week We are the only Scottish psoriasis charity who are members of this global organisation, International federation of Psoriasis associations. Margaret thoroughly enjoyed meeting the members from all over the world |
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visit the IFPA website for more details.
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(25/5/2008) - Walk for skin 2008 | |
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Carol Smillie at PSALVS table at the WALK for SKIN, POLLOK PARK, MAY 11TH..
CAROL opened this event in Glasgow.
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(5/5/2008) - SIGN development group PSALV have been invited to take part in the new SIGN development group, for clinical guidelines in Scotland for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, there are none at present. We are extremely pleased and excited about this, as it gives us a chance to input patients needs and concerns re diagnosis and treatment. send us your views! |
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