Lincolnshire, IL – June 2010 – The staff of Advanced Dermatology walked in the Psoriasis Cure Now Walk at Grant Park in Chicago, IL on June 13, 2010. The annual event was initiated by a nonprofit organization called Psoriasis Cure Now, “a nonprofit patient advocacy group based near Washington, DC, from where Congress distributes $30 billion in biomedical research funds every year. Psoriasis Cure Now works to increase research funding on psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis; educate psoriasis patients, Congress and the general public about this serious disease; and advocate for patient access to the full range of treatments that work. Psoriasis Cure Now is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.” (www.psoriasis-cure-now.org)

Conveniently located in Lincolnshire, a suburb of Chicago, Advanced Dermatology offers comprehensive psoriasis care for all ages. Topical and biological medications are effective methods of therapy in addition to focused light based therapy called XTRAC. The recent addition of biological agents as treatment options for psoriasis has allowed for remission of the disease in patients who have failed previous traditional treatments. Advanced Dermatology has participated in many clinical research studies to evaluate the efficacy and safety of these biological agents and is happy to offer them as options for their patients.

About Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition affecting about 6 million people in the United States. Small or large round or oval red patches with thick white scales characterize it. These are sometimes itchy, occasionally hurt or bleed, or can be asymptomatic, except for the annoyance of shedding flakes of skin. The most common locations are elbows, knees and scalp, but it can occur on any part of the body. 5% of people with psoriasis also have arthritis. The onset of psoriasis can occur at any age including childhood and old age, although it most commonly appears in the teens-twenties. Sunlight tends to make it better, whereas alcohol ingestion, lack of sunlight and stress tend to exacerbate it.

About Advanced Dermatology
Advanced Dermatology offers the latest innovations in cosmetic and dermatological skin care treatments and procedures in a beautiful, state-of-the-art professional office. Our goal at Advanced Dermatology is to educate by providing accurate and complete information, thus helping you make the right choices for your optimal skin health and skin care. Founded and directed by Dr. Amy Forman Taub, at Advanced Dermatology we are constantly striving to perfect treatments for long-term benefit and satisfaction. We do this by having only the highest standards of care and employing the most qualified, well-trained, and experienced professionals. The goal at Advanced Dermatology is to educate by providing accurate and complete information, thus helping you make the right choices for your optimal skin health and skin care.

About Dr. Amy Taub
Dr. Amy Forman Taub founded Advanced Dermatology, Skinfo® Specialty Skincare Boutique and SKINQRI in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Advanced Dermatology is a state-of-the-art medical and cosmetic dermatology practice nationally recognized for excellence in dermatologic care. Skinfo and skinfo.com, a professional skincare website, offer physician-dispensed and cosmeceutical-grade skincare products and product information to the public. In 2006, Dr. Taub founded SKINQRI, Advanced Research in Dermatology. SKINQRI collaborates with pharmaceutical skincare and laser and other medical device companies to test the safety and efficacy of new treatments and evaluate new protocols for current treatments. Dr. Taub's practice philosophy is one of active collaboration with her patients. While she likes being on the cutting edge of technological and medical innovations, Dr. Taub carefully evaluates the scientific principles and safety of new treatments and procedures she makes available to her patients.
Born and raised in the Chicago area, Dr. Taub graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in 1985 and completed her internal medicine internship and dermatology residency at its affiliated hospital, Northwestern Memorial, in 1989. Dr. Taub is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at Northwestern University Medical School. Prior to opening Advanced Dermatology, Dr. Taub was the Medical Director for the Division of Dermatology of Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group.

As a consultant to leading laser and drug companies, Dr. Taub also educates and trains physicians from all over the country to provide cosmetic and laser procedures. Dr. Taub is a member (Fellow) of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), the American Society for Laser Surgery and Medicine (ASLMS), the Chicago Dermatologic Society, and the Illinois State Dermatologic Society. Dr. Taub is also a Charter Board of Director for the American Society of Photodynamic Therapy (ASPDT), a member of the Leaders Society to the Dermatology Foundation, on the Advisory Council of the Skin Cancer Foundation, and on the Research Committee for the ASDS.