Yesterday a patient I started on Humira just six weeks ago returned for a follow up visit. Initially he had a dozen or so rather large, thick plaques of psoriasis on trunk and extremities. So how did it go? Well as of yesterday, he was psoriasis free. That's pretty impressive. I distinctly remember his instructions to me six weeks ago: "Doc, give me the fastest medicine you have".

This weekend I had the honor to give two talks at the 2008 annual convention of the National Psoriasis Foundation. If you've not been to one of these meetings before, you should consider attending next year (which will likely be somewhere in the midwest). In addition to lectures, there are social events and an exposition hall with exhibits by organizations, pharmaceutical companies and other vendors.