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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

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

created Mar 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | 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

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

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0