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- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 49 – 2019
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 48 - 2018
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 47 - 2018
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 46 - 2017
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 45 - 2017
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 44 – 2016
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 43 – 2016
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 25 - 2007
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 42 – 2015
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 26 - 2007
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 41 – 2015
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 40 – 2014
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 39 – 2014
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 27 - 2008
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 38 – 2013
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 37 – 2013
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 36 – 2012
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 35 – 2012
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 34 – 2011
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 33 – 2011
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 32 – 2010
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 31 – 2010
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 30 – 2009
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 29 – 2009
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 28 – 2008
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 50 – 2019
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 51– 2020
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 52– 2020
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 53 -2021
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 54 - 2021
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 55 - 2022
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection - Issue 56 - 2022
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- Treatments: An overview
- Successfully treating psoriasis
- Understanding emollients
- Psoriasis and the sun
- Psoriasis and phototherapy
- Skin camouflage
- Successfully treating psoriatic arthritis
- Physiotherapy and exercise
- Occupational therapy
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- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- NICE to produce rapid COVID-19 guidelines
- Management of rheumatology patients
- COVID-19: Identifying high-risk patients in England
- Exercise and psoriatic arthritis
- New rules on staying at home and away from others
- Get coronavirus support as an extremely vulnerable person
- Friends Against Scams
- Coronavirus Consumer Rights
- Q & A on COVID-19 from the European Union
- NICE rapid guideline published
- Coping in lockdown
- Staying at home - the rules
- Trusted sources
- JustGiving - The 2.6 Challenge
- Psoriasis and handwashing
- COVID- 19: A Point of View
- Vitamin D
- Back to work guidance
- New shielding guidance
- Reassurance to patients on immunosuppressive medications
- Software and apps advice
- Shielding after lockdown is eased
- Priority Setting Partnership
- Skin 'n' Bones Connection #51
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) statistics
- COVID-19 updated guidance on shielding
- Biologics may reduce the risk of heart disease
- Psoriasis patients more susceptible to COVID-19
- Six million people are on an NHS waiting list
- Systemic drug therapy in the obese patient with psoriasis
- Is there a gender difference in the severity of psoriasis?
- Pregnancy and psoriasis – for better or for worse?
- All in the mind - psoriasis and depression
- Psoriasis and increased risk of migraine
- Lung disease and psoriasis
- Learning at work week - Safe use of emollients
- Update to COVID-19 FAQs
- Fatigue and psoriasis
- Animal poisons line
- Interactions with methotrexate.
- Are there connections with menopause and/or HRT use and psoriasis flare?
- Psoriasis and male fertility
- COVID vaccine and ESR
- Psoriatic arthritis and lichen sclerosus
- Psoriasis and beard hair
- Sulfasalasine and Covid-19 infection
- Psoriasis and sugar
Knowledge Bank
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Frequently asked questions
- Q. Who gets psoriasis?
- Q: Is psoriasis catching?
- Q. Are there different types of psoriasis?
- Q: Will my psoriasis go away?
- Q: Is there a cure for psoriasis?
- Q: Can diet affect my psoriasis?
- Q: How is psoriasis diagnosed?
- Q: Will my psoriasis get worse?
- Q: What age does psoriasis occur?
- Q: What are the different treatments for psoriasis?
- Q: How do you treat psoriasis in sensitive areas?
- Q: Can I use deodorants if I have psoriasis under my armpits?
- Q: What is the difference between plaque psoriasis and pustular (palmar-plantar pusulosis) psoriasis?
- Q: Will the sun help my psoriasis?
- Q: How can I stop itching my psoriasis?
- Q: Can I go swimming?
- Q: Will vitamins help/aggravate my psoriasis?
- Q: What is psoriatic arthritis?
- Q: How is psoriatic arthritis different from other types of arthritis?
- Q: What is the treatment for psoriatic arthritis?
- Q: What causes psoriatic arthritis?
- Psoriasis treatments
- Psoriatic Arthritis treatments
- Tests and terminology in psoriasis
- Tests and terminology in psoriatic arthritis
- Clinical images
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Further reading
- A coping dilemma
- Acupuncture
- Alternative and Complementary Medicine
- Being overweight increases risk of psoriatic arthritis
- Biologics, safety and you
- Chiropractic and Psoriatic Arthritis
- Complementary therapies
- Depression and the risk of psoriatic arthritis
- Diet and arthritis
- Diet and supplements
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
- Fertility, Conception and Pregnancy
- Freedom of Information Act
- Geographic tongue
- Help the Physiotherapist help you
- How common is psoriasis in the general population
- Koebner’s Phenomenon
- Managing Psoriasis in the Tropics
- Maximising your skin treatment
- My Child has Psoriasis
- Obesity and psoriasis
- Pain Management - A Psychological Approach
- Personal Independence Payment
- Prevalence of arthritis among patients with psoriasis
- Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis - Some facts
- Psoriasis and smoking
- Psoriasis and stroke risk
- Psoriasis and the risk of diabetes and hypertension
- Psoriasis Area & Severity Index
- Psoriasis completely resolves after gastric bypass
- Psoriasis in Children
- Psoriasis in Older People
- Psoriasis on Hands and Feet
- Psoriasis Triggers
- Psoriasis, Body Piercing and Tattoos
- Psoriatic arthritis - The Feet
- Psoriatic arthritis and pregnancy
- Psoriatic Arthritis and the eyes
- Psoriatic arthritis and the immune system
- Questions and Answers
- Quick Questions
- Report from the GRAPPA meeting in Miami, December 2010
- Retinoids and Psoriasis
- Rheumatology in 21st Century
- Risk factors for heart disease are common among patients with psoriasis Printer-friendly version
- Screening for arthritis in people with psoriasis
- So you’re thinking of starting a family
- Special protein links psoriasis to heart disease
- Spondyloarthritis quality standard
- Study suggests glucosamine no better than placebo for osteoarthritis
- Successfully Treating Psoriasis
- Successfully treating psoriatic arthritis
- TB risk with TNF-alpa inhibitors
- Temporo-mandibular Joints Syndrome
- The Dead Sea and Psoriasis
- The Dead Sea – A personal report
- The Disability Discrimination Act
- The eTIPs study
- The Information Standard
- The Psychosocial Burden of Psoriasis
- The Role of Physiotherapy in Psoriatic Arthritis
- The Yellow Card scheme
- Tight control in psoriatic arthritis
- Tips for teenagers
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation - TENS
- Transitional care issues for adolescents with psoriatic arthritis
- Weight loss improves response to psoriasis treatment
- What can I do about my Psoriasis
- Why do I feel so tired?
- You and your diet
- Obesity hormone linked to psoriasis
- Causality and Correlation
- Cosmetic Camouflage
- Hydrotherapy
- Study design
- Overweight and psoriasis
- Which diet for psoriasis?
- Psoriasis and a gluten-free diet
- Can GP-based pharmacists help screen and identify those with psoriatic arthritis?
- Environmental and climatic factors in psoriasis
- Psoriasis and endocrine diseases
- I have psoriasis – is it OK to have a tattoo?
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List of skin conditions
- Acne
- Alopecia
- Athletes foot
- Birthmarks (Naevus)
- Blackheads
- Blisters
- Boils
- Bowen's Disease
- Bullous pemphigoid (BP)
- Burns
- Carbuncle
- Cellulitis
- Chilblains
- Cysts
- Darier's disease
- Dermatitis
- Dermatomyositis
- Eczema
- Erythema
- Exanthema
- Folliculitis
- Frostbite
- Herpes
- Ichthyosis
- Impetigo
- Intertrigo
- Jaundice
- Keratitis
- Keratosis
- Lichen planus
- Linear IgA disease
- Melanoma
- Moles
- Onychomycosis
- Papillioma
- Petechiae
- Prurigo
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Rash
- Raynaud’s
- Ringworm (Tinea)
- Rodent Ulcer
- Rosacea
- Scabies
- Scleroderma
- Sebaceous Cyst
- Shingles and Chickenpox
- Telangiectasia
- Urticaria (Hives)
- Vitiligo
- Warts
- Xeroderma
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List of joint problems
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Back Pain
- Behcet's syndrome
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS)
- Fibromyalgia
- Gonococcal arthritis
- Gout
- Juvenille Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
- Lymes Disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteomalacia
- Osteoporosis
- Pagets Disease
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Reactive arthritis
- Repetitive strain injury
- Rhematoid arthritis
- Scoliosis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (Lupus)
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Other conditions
- Acne
- Allergies
- Alopecia
- Anaemia
- Angina
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Anxiety
- Asperger Syndrome
- Asthma
- Athletes foot
- Back Pain
- Behcet's disease
- Bipolar disorder
- Bowen’s disease
- Bullous pemphigoid (BP)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cellulitis
- Coronary heart disease (CHD)
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- Coeliac disease
- Conjunctivitis
- Crohn’s Disorder
- Darier’s disease
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)
- Diverticular disease
- Eczema
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Epilepsy
- Fatigue
- Fibromyalgia
- Gout
- hayfever
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Insomnia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Juvenile arthritis
- Liver disease
- Lichen planus
- Lyme disease
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteomalacia
- Osteoporosis
- Pagets Disease
- Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)
- Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD)
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
- Raynaud's syndrome
- Repetitive strain injury
- Rhinitis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Scleroderma
- SAPHO
- Thyroid disease
- Social anxiety disorder
- Ulcerative colitis
- Sjörgen’s syndrome
- Tinnitus
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