You and your diet

One of the main areas of interest in altering diet to help people with psoriatic arthritis, has been in the use of fish oils. More precisely it is…

Obesity hormone linked to psoriasis

Leptin, a hormone involvd in appetite regulation, was discovered in 1994. Leptin binds to special cells in the appetite centre of the brain where it…

Causality and Correlation

One of the most common misunderstandings about the relationship between two observations is the difference between causality and correlation. Two…

Hydrotherapy

What is it?

Hydrotherapy is exercise in a warm pool. It is supervised by a physiotherapist, who uses the properties of water to help ease stiff…

Study design

One of the most important aspects of assessing the quality of a particular study is to see how the researchers went about organizing it.…

Depression and the risk of psoriatic arthritis

Psoriasis is a lifelong disease that is associated with significant cosmetic and physical disability and puts patients at increased risk for many…

Overweight and psoriasis

In this article, I discuss the relationship between overweight and psoriasis and how their combination both worsens psoriasis and increase the risk…

TB risk with TNF-alpa inhibitors

What are TNF-alpha inhibitors?

Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitors are a type of medicine used to treat conditions that involve…

Psoriasis and stroke risk

A recent study published in the in the European Heart Journal, found that people with psoriasis have an increased risk of ischaemic stroke. The study …

Study suggests glucosamine no better than placebo for osteoarthritis

The British Medical Journal has published online the results of a study in the effectiveness of glucosamine, chondroitin or placebo on patients…

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