According to a report today on CBS, a new research study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania has revealed that Psoriasis sufferers are also at more risk from at least one major medical condition.
About 15 percent of psoriasis patients may develop psoriatic arthritis (a painful condition affecting the joints throughout the body). Analyzing data from more than 9,000 people with psoriasis — more than half had mild psoriasis, 36 percent had moderate cases of psoriasis and 12 percent had severe psoriasis affecting more than 10 percent of their skin’s surface area.
The researchers found that psoriasis raised risk for all sorts of diseases, including chronic pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, mild liver disease, heart attacks, peripheral vascular disease, peptic ulcers, kidney disease and other rheumatologic diseases like arthritis.
This news should encourage us all to look for natural, drug-free solutions including diet and lifestyle factors and things like meditation and physical exercise all of which not just help the symptoms of Psoriasis but will also help our general wellbeing and reduce the risks of other major medical conditions.
Source: CBS News
Research published in JAMA Dermatology