HealthDay News — Smoking is an independent risk factor for psoriasis, with particularly strong associations for heavy smokers and those who have smoked for many years, study results indicate. Past and ...

Cigarette smoking is associated with a higher risk of developing psoriasis among postmenopausal women, and smoking cessation mitigates this risk. Among postmenopausal women, cigarette smoking was ...

REUTERS - Smokers have an increased risk of developing the chronic skin condition psoriasis, and that appears to be true both for people who currently smoke as well as past smokers, according to a U.S ...

Biologic therapies may be less effective in patients with certain clinical characteristics, a meta-analysis found. “To date and to our knowledge, no pooled analysis has examined the associations ...