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Article: National Psoriasis Foundation Teams Up With Olympic Medal Winner and American Record Holder, Swimmer Dara Torres, to Raise Awareness About Psoriasis
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- August 25, 2008
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To: SPORTS EDITORS
Contact: Catie Coman, +1-800-723-9166, or +1-971-570-5884,
ccoman@psoriasis.org, or Kari Soderberg, +1-800-723-9166,
ksoderberg@psoriasis.org, both of National Psoriasis Foundation
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National
Psoriasis Foundation announced today the launch of a national public
service announcement (PSA) for psoriasis featuring 2008 Olympic
silver medalist and American record holder Dara Torres, a
professional swimmer who has lived with psoriasis for nearly 20
years. Torres is the first Olympic athlete to speak out about
psoriasis, a disease that affects as many as 7.5 million Americans.
Torres worked with the Psoriasis Foundation to ...