Many patients ask whether changing what they eat can help their psoriasis. Dr Joel Gelfand reviews the MEDIPSO trial and explains when a Mediterranean diet may meaningfully improve disease severity.

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Resources

Psoriasis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1943419-overview

Mediterranean Diet and Patients With Psoriasis: The MEDIPSO Randomized Clinical Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40991259/

Evaluating Psoriasis With Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, Psoriasis Global Assessment, and Lattice System Physician's Global Assessment https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15389191/

International Psoriasis Council https://psoriasiscouncil.org/

Mediterranean Diet and Cardiovascular Health: Teachings of the PREDIMED Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24829485/

Home- vs Office-Based Narrowband UV-B Phototherapy for Patients With Psoriasis: The LITE Randomized Clinical Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39319513/

PCORI — Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute https://www.pcori.org/

Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI): The Correlation Between Disease Severity and Psychological Burden in Patients Treated With Biological Therapies https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23425140/

Effect of 2 Psoriasis Treatments on Vascular Inflammation and Novel Inflammatory Cardiovascular Biomarkers: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29776990/

The Health Benefits of UV Radiation Exposure Through Vitamin D Production or Non-Vitamin D Pathways. Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28009890/

Using Guidelines of Care to Lower Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Psoriasis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38796273/

Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Patients With Psoriasis or Psoriatic Arthritis (CP3) Study: Preliminary Results https://www.med.upenn.edu/gelfand/assets/user-content/documents/cp3-isidposter2023-an.pdf

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Join Drs Steven Feldman and Jonathan Kay as they examine the data on safety, switching, and confidence in psoriasis biosimilars.

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Resources

Psoriasis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1943419-overview

Lyme Disease https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/330178-overview

Synovial Fluid Eosinophilia in Lyme Disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3056421/

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Treatment & Management https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/331715-treatment

Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment & Management https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2196539-treatment#d9

A Review of Biosimilars for Rheumatoid Arthritis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35552095/

Drift, Evolution, and Divergence in Biologics and Biosimilars https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24567263/

FDA Updates Guidance on Interchangeability https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-alerts-and-statements/fda-updates-guidance-interchangeability

Preclinical Rheumatoid Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis Prevention https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32205569/

Physicochemical and Biological Similarity Assessment of LBAL, a Biosimilar to Adalimumab Reference Product (Humira®) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34262661/

GP2017, an Adalimumab Biosimilar: Pharmacokinetic Similarity to Its Reference Medicine and Pharmacokinetics Comparison of Different Administration Methods https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30698045/

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