News tagged with shingles
New study alters long-held beliefs about shingles
For decades, medical wisdom about shingles has been that it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The commonly-held belief is that patients are protected from a recurrence of the herpes zoster virus, which causes shingles, after ...
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Pioneering research to reduce coastal flooding
(PhysOrg.com) -- Coastal areas could be saved from the misery of flooding thanks to groundbreaking new research from the University of Plymouth.
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Pain of shingles (herpes zoster) significantly interferes with daily life
Acute herpes zoster, or shingles, interferes with all health areas for people with the condition, including sleep, enjoyment of life and general activities, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Associati ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Ocular shingles linked to increased risk of stroke
Having a shingles infection that affects the eyes may increase the risk of stroke, according to new research published in the March 3, 2010, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurol ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 03, 2010 |
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Shingles raises risk of stroke by 30 percent or more in adults
Adults with shingles were about 30 percent more likely to have a stroke during a one-year follow-up than adults without shingles, in a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 08, 2009 |
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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
Mar 27, 2009 |
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