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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

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