``My Skin's on Fire''.Psoriasis psoriasis (sôrī`əsĭs), occasionally acute but usually chronic and recurrent inflammation of the skin. The exact cause is unknown, but the disease appears to be an inherited, possibly autoimmune disorder that causes the is a chronic skin disease that affects as many as 1 in 50 Americans. Yet despite these statistics, psoriasis remains one of the most commonly misunderstood mis·un·der·stood v. Past tense and past participle of misunderstand. adj. 1. Incorrectly understood or interpreted. 2. diseases in this country. To put a face to the disease and help clarify many of its myths and misconceptions Misconceptions is an American sitcom television series for The WB Network for the 2005-2006 season that never aired. It features Jane Leeves, formerly of Frasier, and French Stewart, formerly of 3rd Rock From the Sun. , filmmaker and psoriasis sufferer Fred Finkelstein has created the first documentary film about psoriasis called, "My Skin's on Fire." Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/home.aspx?story=30939 This multimedia news story is for free and unrestricted use on your news information site (and for print or broadcast too). Visit http://www.newstream.com to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. video, audio, text, graphics and photos. If you have any questions about the story, or about Newstream.com, please write to us at info@newstream.com. |
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