Many young children who get a severe skin rash develop asthma months or years later. Doctors call the progression from eczema, or atopic dermatitis, to breathing problems the atopic march. In this week's issue of PLoS Biology, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report another step taken towards understanding the process of atopic march.

Title: Asthma
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 5/13/2009

Abbott has announced new data showing that HUMIRA® (adalimumab) is as effective in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis at 16 weeks with or without the concurrent use of topical therapy.1 The data also confirm that patients who did not have success with other systemic treatments were able to achieve a high response with HUMIRA.

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