The FDA has approved the Xtract Excimer Laser to treat this chronic skin condition. The laser works in about half the time as phototherapy, the conventional psoriasis treatment. The laser concentrates a narrow band of ultraviolet light directly on the psoriasis lesions, leaving healthy skin unaffected. It's relatively painless and works quickly.
Most treatments last a few minutes.
Something new for the 17 million asthma sufferers. Many with severe asthma take 2 medications. And that can get confusing. A new inhaler called Advair, combines the major asthma drugs. Advair is the first asthma product that controls the inflammation and prevents the airway from constricting, with one powdery inhalation.