Psoriasis May Boost Risk of Diabetes

By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage TodayAction Points Psoriasis, particularly more severe cases, may independently raise the risk of developing diabetes, a population-based study determined.Incident diabetes was a modest but significant 14% more likely among individuals with the skin disease after adjusting for a range of other factors, Rahat S. Azfar, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues found.Severe psoriasis raised the risk most -- with a

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