About 7.5 million Americans have psoriasis. But, despite psoriasis being a fairly common skin condition, it's often misunderstood. In case you're not familiar with it, psoriasis is a condition that ...

Psoriasis is a common skin disease without a cure, affecting 125 million worldwide and more than eight million in the United States according to the National Psoriasis Foundation. The National ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." First, cut your footsies some slack. “Some degree of skin peeling on the feet is normal, especially ...

Psoriasis treatment has come a long way. New medications like biologics have helped more people achieve clearer skin. But everyone with psoriasis is different. What works for one person won't always ...

Many people with plaque psoriasis can control their symptoms by using topical treatments that are applied to the skin. But some people with moderate or severe plaque psoriasis have symptoms that do ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I have suffered from psoriasis for a number of years and have tried many medicines to treat it, without a lot of success. A few years ago, someone told me to rub the inside of a banana ...

Oregon Medical Research Center in Portland, Oregon, has led a phase 2 trial in moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis that ...

Brendan Camp, MD, FAAD, is a double board-certified dermatologist. A dermatologist may use a physical exam and medical history to diagnose psoriasis. Skin biopsies help distinguish psoriasis from ...

Even as the prevalence of psoriasis increases around the world, with the highest proportions found in white populations, there is apparently a greater burden of disease among populations with skin of ...