August 17/Washington/Hindustan Times -- Women who drink regular beer-but not light beer or other types of alcohol-are more likely to develop psoriasis, according to a new study. Psoriasis is a common immune-mediated skin disease.
To evaluate the association between different types of alcohol and psoriasis risk, Abrar A. Qureshi, of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, assessed data from 82,869 women who were age 27-44 years in 1991.