Stress Less with Psoriasis, Part 2
Welcome to the new version of my psoriasis blog – it has a different look and feel, and we hope you’ll love it. Last week, I wrote a post about stressing less with psoriasis in which I offered the...
View ArticleThe Journey to Hope and Healing Psoriasis
Over the past couple of weeks the editors at Everyday Health helped me move the Itch to Beat Psoriasis blog over to a new platform with a new look and feel. The old blogs will still remain at the old...
View ArticleWalk to Cure Psoriasis Event
I am looking forward to the Walk to Cure Psoriasis here in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 4th. If you don’t live in the Los Angeles area there are 21 different locations around the States where the...
View ArticleCan You Learn Helplessness with Psoriasis?
Nobody wants to admit they are helpless. Just the world helpless itself sounds so incredibly negative and distressing. But a disease like psoriasis can render an otherwise hopeful person feeling...
View ArticleDousing the Psoriasis Fire
Today I had a flashback to 2008 when I thought a large fire bearing down on our city had burned down my house. The map on the local newspaper erroneously showed my neighborhood in the fire zone....
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Los Angeles Walk to Cure Psoriasis
On Saturday most of my family joined me at the Santa Monica Pier for the Walk to Cure Psoriasis event hosted by the National Psoriasis Foundation (See my previous post here) My soon to be graduating...
View ArticleInterview With Miss California USA Mabelynn Capeluj
Mabelynn Capeluj is a model and college student who won the Miss California USA pageant this year in January. While she is preparing for the Miss USA pageant in June she is also a spokesperson for the...
View ArticleLosing Weight, Losing Psoriasis
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind for the family and me. It started with my daughter’s graduation from high school a couple weeks ago. I remember back when Lori was pregnant with Lydia. I was...
View ArticleIt’s Not Psoriasis
The last few weeks I’ve had various skin concerns. It started around Memorial Day weekend at the end of May. My face felt particularly itchy and started getting acne too. Soon after I noticed eczema...
View ArticlePsoriatic Arthritis Medications in the News
The biopharmaceutical company Celgene reported results of their study of their drug Apremilast for psoriatic arthritis. See a summary of the report here. Also in the newswire in treatment of psoriatic...
View ArticleSummers with Psoriasis
I know summer is here with the hundred plus degree days and bright sunlight into the twilight evenings. Typically, psoriasis improves in the summer with the greater exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light....
View ArticleNew Psoriasis Drug by Novartis Shows Promise
Last week I saw reports about a new drug from Novartis called secukinumab they are developing for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The news article stated that the phase III trial showed superior...
View ArticleStacy London’s “Uncover Your Confidence” with Psoriasis
Why did Stacy London, fashion expert and host of TLC’s “What Not to Wear,” feel like a monster? My wife had told me that Stacy London suffered with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. So I figured that...
View ArticleShould I try a Psoriasis Clinical Trial?
Yesterday I received a mailer inviting me to join a psoriasis medication clinical trial. It would be a five year study for a biologic drug I’ve heard of, but don’t know much about. The strange...
View ArticleSurprise! I’m Allergic to Cats
It wasn’t too long ago I saw my allergist. I found out that I have no food allergies, but a ton of environmental allergies. After having my arms pricked by what felt like countless little needles...
View ArticleAugust is Psoriasis Awareness Month
It feels just like yesterday my daughter walked at her high school graduation in May. The summer has flown by. Now it is August, and Psoriasis Awareness Month is upon us. How much do you know about...
View ArticlePsoriasis Self-Awareness
As you may know already August is psoriasis awareness month. When I think of psoriasis awareness I tend think about how to let others know about psoriasis. For years I hid the fact I have severe...
View ArticleBecoming a Citizen Pscientist for Psoriasis
It’s just about the end of Psoriasis Awareness Month already! It turned out to be a very busy month for me personally, including a trip to the UK for a conference and sightseeing in London with my...
View ArticlePsoriasis Pet Peeves—The Tough Sell
I have a number of psoriasis pet peeves. A pet peeve is “a source of continual annoyance” or “a frequent subject of complaint” according to definitions I found online. Having chronic, often...
View ArticleWhat to do When Psoriasis is in Remission: Everything!
I knew it when I saw my dermatologist a couple weeks ago. My treatment is working. I’ve hit the sweet spot of my treatment cycle with Neoral (cyclosporine). I found a dose that controls much of my...
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