Archive for June, 2008

Disabled Issues

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

The goal of this lens is to highlight important issues related to the disabled community and help educate both our community as well as the non-disabled community on different things that can improve our quality of life. My husband, my children and...

New Onset Psoriatic Arthritis Reported in Psoriasis Patients Treated with Efalizumab

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

The T-cell inhibitor efalizumab (Raptiva) has demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. However, it has not demonstrated efficacy for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis and, in one study, was associated with worsening of arthritis symptoms. Only a minority of individuals with psoriasis have ...