For patients with psoriasis, treatment with ultraviolet B at home is as effective and as safe as conventional hospital based phototherapy, suggests a new study. For patients with psoriasis, treatment ...

(HealthDay News) – Ultraviolet B (UVB) is preferred by dermatologists for first-line treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis in both healthy male and female patients, according to a study published ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Home-based phototherapy treatment of psoriasis was noninferior to office-based treatment. The findings were ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ultraviolet B phototherapy was not linked to an increased risk of skin cancer (adjusted HR = 0.91). The number ...

In Europe, narrowband UVB (NB-UVB) has been established as the treatment of first choice in the management of moderate-to-severe psoriasis and other chronic inflammatory skin diseases. Although it has ...

Patients with psoriasis exhibited superior efficacy outcomes when treated with ultraviolet (UV)-based phototherapy plus other adjuvant therapies vs UV monotherapy, with similar safety profiles shown ...

A retrospective cohort study found no significant associations between phototherapy without psoralens and the risk of skin cancer. Patients undergoing phototherapy without psoralens are not at an ...

If you or a loved one has psoriasis, then you’re familiar with the itchy, sore red patches that can come with it. These areas can be dry, and may crack and bleed. While there’s no cure for psoriasis, ...

In a survey of pediatric patients with vitiligo, only 51.4% were offered narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) phototherapy, and 45.1% received this treatment before the age of 18 years. The main barriers ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--San Diego-based Clarify Medical’s Home Light Therapy System, an FDA-cleared home-based treatment technology for vitiligo, is now available nationwide. During a usage trial, ...

For patients with psoriasis, treatment with ultraviolet B (UVB) at home is as effective and as safe as conventional hospital based phototherapy, concludes a study published on bmj.com today. Patients ...