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Monday Nov 23 | Calgary Sun

Got an itch?

Nearly one in three Canadians will develop shingles in their lifetime. Pain together with a rash are the red flags doctors say shouldn't be ignored.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Medication, Headache, Chickenpox

Sat Nov 21, 2009

EMaxHealth

What is Postherpetic Neuralgia?

The pain remaining after an acute episode of shingles is called postherpetic neuralgia .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Chickenpox, Drugs

Thu Nov 19, 2009

M2.com

Epiphany Biosciences announces positive results from phase IIb trial in shingles

EPB-348 is a potent inhibitor of herpes viruses, including the varicella zoster and Epstein-Barr viruses licensed from the Swedish biotech company Medivir AB.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Herpes, Chickenpox, Valtrex, Valacyclovir (generic), Medication

Wed Nov 18, 2009

MediLexicon

FDA Approves New Drug For Pain That Persists After Shingles

Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Dermatology Neurology / Neuroscience The US Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday that it has approved Qutenza 8% patch for the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia , an often excruciating pain that can persist for weeks, months and even years in 10 to 15 per cent ...

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Health, World News, Germany, Startups, NeurogesX, Chickenpox

Medical News

Epiphany Biosciences announces results from its valomaciclovir Phase 2b trial for shingles

Epiphany Biosciences announced results from its Phase 2b dose-ranging study of EPB-348 in patients with shingles infection.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Valtrex, Valacyclovir (generic), Medication, Pain

Tue Nov 17, 2009

HealthDay

Qutenza Approved for Post-Shingles Nerve Pain

The Qutenza skin patch has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat pain due to postherpetic neuralgia , the nerve pain that may follow shingles, drug maker NeurogesX said in a news release.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Food and Drug Administration

Mon Nov 16, 2009

East Bay Business Times

NeurogesX wins FDA approval of pain patch

NeurogesX Inc. won approval for its Qutenza patch to treat shingles-related pain.

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Related Topix: Startups, NeurogesX, Food and Drug Administration, Healthcare Industry, Medicine, Health

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Natural Holistic Health Blog

What is Shingles and What Will Help?

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is the skin rash as a result of a virus.A This virus, Varicella zoster virus, is also the same virus that causes chickenpox.A When a person contracts chickenpox and it has cleared it does not fully go away, but stays within you.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Chickenpox

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Local Tech Wire

FDA pushes back review of GlaxoSmithKline treatment for shingles

Get the latest news alerts: Follow LTW at Twitter. Local Tech Wire RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has pushed back its delay of a proposed treatment for shingles that is being developed by GlaxoSmithKline and California-based XenoPort.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Health, Biotech, GlaxoSmithKline, Healthcare Industry

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Archives General Psychiatry

Inaccurate Statement in: A 70-Year-Old Woman With Shingles [Correction]

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Dundalk Today

Shingles linked to stroke risk

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Related Topix: Medicine, Chickenpox, World News, Taiwan

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Drkoop.com

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The recent vaccine developed for the treatment of Shingles, can it be used against HSV-1 and HSV-2? 10/14/09 MOJO Topics: Vaccine for HSV-1 and HSV-2 The recent vaccine developed for the treatment of Shingles the herpes Zoster infection for people 65 and older, can that very same vaccine be used for the prevention of recurrent attacks of HSV-1 ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Tue Oct 13, 2009

The Review

Select insurance plans accepted at student dispensary

Full-time university students are guaranteed unlimited visits to the student health center, but medication purchases depend on prescription card plans.

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Related Topix: Health, Valtrex, Valacyclovir (generic), Medication, Genital Herpes

Sun Oct 11, 2009

About.com

The Pain and Itching of Shingles

Each year more than one million people in the U.S. suffer an outbreak of shingles, a blistering rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Chickenpox

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Huliq.com

Shingles Raises Risk Of Stroke 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.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Chickenpox

EMaxHealth

What is Shingles?

Earlier this week, a new report from Taiwanese researchers in the journal Stroke noted that adults who had had herpes zoster were 31% more likely to suffer a stroke within a year than were people who had not had shingles.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Chickenpox, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Thu Oct 08, 2009

EurekAlert!

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 .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Chickenpox, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Mon Oct 05, 2009

Local Tech Wire

GSK reports positive results in Phase II shingles drug clinical trial

GlaxoSmithKline and its partner XenoPort say they are making progress in development of a strengthened drug to help victims of shingles deal with pain.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Biotech, GlaxoSmithKline

Mon Sep 21, 2009

CNN

Is it possible to get shingles after childbirth a second time?

Is it possible to get shingles after childbirth a second time? If someone develops shingles after she gave birth will this virus affect her next pregnancy? Is there any chance or possibility that the shingles will return again for the rest of her life? And if it can, will the shingles break out in the same spot, or can it be in a different area of ...

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Related Topix: Health, Chickenpox, Scarsdale, NY

Seeking Alpha

Inhibitex Initiated at Neutral with Significant Upside Potential

We are initiating coverage of Inhibitex with a 'Neutral' rating and $2 price target.

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Related Topix: Pharmaceuticals, Pharmasset, Medicine, Health, Valtrex, Valacyclovir (generic), Pain, Famvir, Famciclovir (generic)

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