News tagged with chicken pox

Gene flaw causes small brain - scientists

Microcephaly, a disorder which leads to an abnormally small brain, has been traced in part to a flaw in a gene called WDR62 that plays a key role in the development of neurons, according to studies published on Sunday by ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 03, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Childhood chicken pox could affect oral health years later

You may recall as a child catching the itchy red rash, chicken pox. The unsightly infection was caused by the varicella zoster virus and was responsible for nearly 4 million cases each year, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Oxycodone Effective Against Shingles Pain

(PhysOrg.com) -- The painkiller oxycodone is effective at treating the acute pain of shingles, an illness that often causes severe pain which can become long-lasting and sometimes even permanent.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Promising candidate protein for cancer prevention vaccines found

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have learned that some healthy people naturally developed an immune response against a protein that is made in excess levels in many cancers, including breast, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Chicken pox vaccine reduces shingles risk in kids -- study of 172,000 kids used EHRs

Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is very rare among children who have been vaccinated against chicken pox, according to a Kaiser Permanente study in the December issue of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0