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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

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

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 10, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2