Exciting Enbrel, Remicade Wonders, and Lithium?

What do all of the three above have in common?

Press releases released just this AM with fantastic results for Psoriasis patients as well as a possible connection to Lithium.

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Omega 3 Fatty Acids

A new blogger posted quite a diatribe last night on the benefits of Fatty Acids. Psoriasis sufferers need their Fish Oil according to him

Take Two Of These and get some Acupuncture

Beverly Jean suffers from psoriasis, but she hates going to see doctors. Not only does it take forever to get an appointment, but when the doctor finally sees her, she only spends 10 minutes with him.
“And that’s after sitting in the waiting room for almost an hour!” exclaimed Jean, 72.
So she took her daughter Linda’s advice and started taking a holistic approach to her health. To treat her psoriasis she uses tea tree oil, which is a lot cheaper than a prescription and a doctor’s visit, she said.

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PVAC doesn't work?

Psoriasis vaccine (PVAC) does not appear to be effective a treatment as is immunotherapy for psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a new report suggests.

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Enbrel

Wyeth presented at a conference yesterday and spoke about all of their recent drugs and drugs in their pipeline. Here is a highlight about Enbrel.

ENBREL(R) (etanercept) for Psoriasis
The presentation also covered an important new regulatory filing pending
outside the U.S. for ENBREL for the treatment of psoriasis, an indication
recently approved by the U.S. FDA. More than 75 percent of psoriasis patients
are dissatisfied with their current therapy. In clinical trials, psoriasis
sufferers who used ENBREL showed rapid and sustained effects in the treatment
of chronic moderate to severe psoriatic plaques, with an absence of disease
flare when treatment was withdrawn and a drug safety profile similar to other
approved patient populations. Retreatment results were also similar to
initial results. Beyond psoriasis, ENBREL is also being investigated for
other TNF-mediated diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and asthma,
with proof-of-concept studies ongoing.

Did you get that? 75% of all Psoriasis patients are unhappy with their treatment!

Last week I swam with no shirt in public

for the first time in 25 years. The Remicade has cleared me so much that I wasn't embarassed or even looked at twice. It was sooooo great!

Pat