Contact Us
   Home Systems
   Clinical Systems
   Payment Options
   Resources
   Success Stories
   Blog
   Home
 

Posts Tagged ‘psoriasis’

Customer testimonial – Healthy & Happy at Home

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Here's a testimonial from one of our recent customers who happens to live very near our factory in Hudson Falls, NY. She took the time to stop by one day to show us how much she was improving, and it really was dramatic. Her happiness was obvious, her enthusiasm was infectious, and her results were indisputable. It was a real pleasure meeting with her and seeing how happy her home system has made her both look and feel:

 

March 8, 2010

 

Dear Everyone at UVBioTek

I just wanted to send a Huge thank you to the whole team at UVBio.

I have been fighting with a very rough skin condition called psoriasis that causes your skin to grow very fast causing rough dry looking patches called lesions. The patches are very rough, crack and itch. They are very pain full. They peel and flake as the skin grows too fast. Not only do these patches hurt but are very embarassing. People look at you like you have a very contagious disease and are afraid to talk to you. I have tried many creams and lotions and many different types of treatments including biologic drugs like enbrell that work a little for my skin better on the arm.

I want to send a Huge thank you to Darrel for all the hard work that she did. She worked very hard with my insurance company with forms and applying for coverage to help cover the cost. I know she spent many hours on the phone with them to get this approved for me. I did not have to fight with them on my own for that is worth a million thank yous. She took a lot of the stress away for me.

Before I started using the uvb narrow band home unit, my body was about 90% covered. I had it on my stomach, my back, my legs, and my scalp. There were very few places that were not covered with these patches of rough skin. After just a few weeks of using the unit in my home, I could start to see a difference in my skin it started clearing almost right away. My boyfriend could peel my back in the evening and by morning it was ready to peel again. Some days I felt like I was losing a pound of skin. Besides the frustration of nothing working and doctors giving many lotions. I was amazed that after approx four weeks of using the system for a few minutes every other day how fast my skin started clearing. My stomach is almost completely clear just a few patches. My back is clear, and my legs are clear, I am working on my arms as they were very rough looking and very thick with extra skin. My forearms have cleared in just a few weeks. All the support and open arms that is available at UVBioTek is amazing. I think this is the first time in my life that I have had a company care about me and making it better for me and my family. This is one amazing company that really cares about you. You can stop at their Hudson Falls, NY office and everybody is willing to help with a smile and help you through your condition. I wish there were a million thank yous out there that I could give them because for the comfort and healing that they have given to me is amazing. I only wish I knew about this 10 yrs ago when my skin first started with this. I can't thank them enough for everything that they have done for me… I am now sleeping better because my skin is no longer feeling like somebody poured acid on it. I am no longer losing a pound of skin a day. I am very excited about having nobody know that I have psoriasis all over my body because it will be gone. I have enclosed some pictures. This is truly the best treatment for me. I have seen such a difference in my skin within these few weeks this is truly amazing. It amazing from the support to the treatment that has changed my life. I am so thankful for how my skin is clearing and looking better. Physically emotionally I am feeling so much better.

Thank you

Sincerely

April M. *

 

(The photos she refers to will be posted as soon as I can get some good copies of them.)

* Full contact information withheld to protect the privacy of our customers, but is available upon request; and we thank April for sharing her story with us all!

UVBioTek Systems Reduce the Cost of Treating Psoriasis by the Millions

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

A recent (1/18/2010) article published in JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association) showed that the costs of brand-name treatments for psoriasis rose by an average of 66% between 2000 and 2008!

Average annual phototherapy costs ranged from $3,083 to $7,288, while biologic therapies ranged from $18,284 to $27,577 annually.

To put that into perspective, the lowest average amount paid annually for biologic treatments is roughly three times the cost of a 16-lamp UVBioTek home phototherapy system… a one-time expense that provides a lifetime of effective treatments – compared with $20K-$30K every year for biologic therapies.

For those few people for whom phototherapy is ineffective, or just not effective enough, biologics are virtual "miracle drugs" where the benefits almost outweigh the rather sizable risks for internal organ damage, cancer and other systemic side effects. But when phototherapy can be used instead, a home system would save over a quarter of a million dollars for each and every patient after just ten years!!

That article can be found here: Science Daily (1/20/2010)

Interestingly, the Archives of Dermatology has also summarized the very same article, with one notable exception; they removed all references to phototherapy! Ask your dermatologist whose interests they have in mind; your's or their pharmaceutical rep's… These numbers seem to point in the wrong direction.

Genetic Analysis is Leading to Better Treatments

Friday, January 8th, 2010

According to the head of the Laboratory for Investigative Dermatology at Rockefeller University, James Krueger, it is sometimes said that dermatologists do one of two things: Faced with a skin disease that's too dry, they try to wet it; if the disease is too wet, they try to dry it (although it isn't usually dermatologists who say this).  According to Krueger, "A hairdryer or a sponge doesn't make a very good therapeutic. We need to do better. We need to be more specific."

Looking specifically at psoriasis and atopic eczema (the two most common forms of inflammatory skin disease), researchers have been able to distinguish between them using genetic and immunological signatures.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091231150117.htm

 

 

Psoriasis may be a systemic disease…

Friday, January 8th, 2010

According to experts at the Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource has announced that psoriasis may be related to arthritis and cardiovascular disease, and that the underlying link between such conditions might be chronic inflammation.

While this may not seem like news, since it has long been suspected that such a connection exists, this is one of the first published articles to make such a direct claim from a scientific view. According to the article, ultraviolet light (UV or UVB) slows the rapid growth of skin cells… sometimes used alone, or in combination with other treatments.

Plenty of UVBioTek customers are able to back up this "discovery", as they have successfully been treating their psoriasis systemically through full body UVB exposure alone. 

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2010/01/04/Psoriasis-may-be-a-systemic-disease/UPI-16491262648576/

 

US Congress approves $1.5M for psoriasis patient registry

Friday, January 8th, 2010

It has been known for a long time a major factors in developing psoriasis is genetic; in other words, you don’t get psoriasis from anyone other than your parents (you’re either born with psoriasis or you’re not.) Many people have psoriasis without even knowing it, because nothing has triggered their condition into flaring… so far. 

So, how can anyone know if they have psoriasis without actually having a flare-up? Right now, you can’t. But if a genetic "marker" can be found to be associated with psoriatic patients, people could take a simple test to determine if they carry the genes associated with psoriasis, and could potentially take preventative measures to minimize the chances of their psoriasis manifesting itself.

There is no way to analyze these genes without having a genetic samples to work with. Toward this goal, since 2005 the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) has been collecting DNA samples for the "National Psoriasis Victor Henschel BioBank"; a part of the "Genetic Alliance Biobank", which is a centralized repository for collecting, storing and distributing biological samples for research. This has been funded through donations for the last 5-6 years, and now it appears that the US Government is starting to take it more seriously.

By approving $1.5M for the CDC to create a psoriasis patient registry, they can begin collecting genetic samples of people who do suffer with psoriasis (the NPF has been collecting both psoriatic and non-psoriatic samples, but the CDC will only be looking for psoriatic samples).

The creation of CDC patient registries for other chronic conditions have been credited with improving treatments by up to 50% by allowing researchers to look for critical patterns in treatments and results. The NPF was instrumental in this development, after much lobbying and over 3,000 messages from NPF members and supporters sent to their elected officials requesting an increase in the government’s psoriasis research… it seems they made their point.

Read the full article here: 

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100108/Congress-approves-2415-million-for-first-ever-psoriasis-patient-registry-at-CDC.aspx

 

 

Is psoriasis a genetic problem?

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

It has long been considered that psoriasis has a genetic component. What that means is there might be something in your DNA that makes it more likely that you could develop psoriasis. There are several specific DNA abnormalities that have been linked with various conditions, and it now looks like psoriasis may be added to the list.

A report from the University of Utah has found a genetic variation that "stands alone as a high risk for psoriasis". This genetic variation, called HLA-Cw*0602, appears to be a major factor in developing psoriasis. Just as there are many forms of psoriasis there are almost certainly various other genetic variations that determine how psoriasis might manifest itself in any particular individual, but this is a big step forward.

Gene Variation Is ‘Major Genetic Determinant of Psoriasis’ (08/27/2009)

(this links to the article posted on the University of Utah Health Care web site)

 

 

*UVBioTek™ Phototherapy Equipment is safe when used properly.
Follow UVBiotek on Twitter!
Living with Skin Conditions
: Psoriasis Treatment | Eczema Treatment | Vitiligo Treatement | CTCL Treatment
Phototherapy | Home Phototherapy Equipment | Phototherapy Equipment for Healthcare Professionals
Why UVBioTek | Payment Options | Insurance Assistance | Contact Us | Resources | Sitemap

UVBioTek™ - "Phototherapy Treatment Experts", LLC • P.O. Box 430 • 3 Depot St. • Hudson Falls, NY  12839
Phone: 1-239-652-1385 • Toll-free: 800-UVBIOTEK (882-4683) • Fax: 518-747-2294
Copyright © 2010 UVBioTek™ - All Rights Reserved

UVBioTek Phototherapy Talk (For Psoriasis, Eczema, Vitiligo & CTCL) is proudly powered by WordPress
Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS).