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Psoriasis
CariDee English, America's Next Top Model, Holds Congressional Briefing on Psoriasis
June 29th, 2007
It was standing room only this afternoon in 2325 Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill when CariDee English, America's Next Top Model(R) 2006, addressed congressional staffers about the Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2007 (H.R. 1188/S. 1459). English was in Washington today in support of this first-ever comprehensive psoriasis legislation introduced in Congress. The model developed psoriasis at the age of 5; by the time she was in her teens, thick psoriasis plaques covered nearly 70 percent of her body. More than 100 people attended the congressional briefing. They were held spellbound by English -- illustrating her strength as...
Source: Medicine & Law Weekly (2007-06-29)
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