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Tuesday Jun 23 | Medical News Today

What Is Shingles? What Causes Shingles?

Editor's Choice Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience ; Dermatology ; Seniors / Aging Article Date: 23 Jun 2009 - 2:00 PDT Shingles is caused by the herpes varicella-zoster virus.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Dermatology, Chickenpox, HIV/AIDS

Sat Jun 06, 2009

Health

Shingles

Shingles is a viral infection of the nerve roots . It causes pain and often causes a rash on one side of the body, the left or right.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Chickenpox

Thu Jun 04, 2009

Nursing Center

Drug News

DRUG NEWS POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA Oxycodone eases acute shingles pain Although patients with herpes zoster can suffer severe acute pain for several weeks, little research has been done on effective oral treatments.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Medication, Neurontin, Gabapentin (generic), Famvir, Famciclovir (generic), Zocor, Simvastatin (generic)

Tue Jun 02, 2009

LiveScience

Are Shingles Funny?

This Week's Question. I heard a comedian make a humorous reference to "shingles." I had shingles and I didn't find any humor in the experience.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Chickenpox

Mon May 18, 2009

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Shingles can be a painful affliction

Dear Dr. Gott: I'm a 72-year-old female. I just returned from my doctor's office because of a rash that was bothering me a great deal.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Home Gardening, Home, Chickenpox

Wed May 13, 2009

Business Leader

Inhibitex Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Inhibitex, Inc. , announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Tue May 12, 2009

RxPG News

Clinical trials for shingles drug take an important step forward

Developed and patented by scientists based at Cardiff University, a Phase II clinical trial with FV-100 has recently been initiated in America.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Biotech, Healthcare Industry, Chickenpox

Mon May 11, 2009

BBC

Worldwide potential of new drug

A new treatment for a painful condition caused by the same viral infection as chicken pox is a step closer.

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Related Topix: Chickenpox, Health, Medicine

Sat May 09, 2009

BellaOnline

Shingles Linked to Fibromyalgia

Who would have thought that having chicken pox as a child could lead to developing such a painful condition .

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

Tue Apr 21, 2009

Citrus County Chronicle

Richard Hoffmann, Ask the Pharmacist,

Q: I receive Humira injections for rheumatoid arthritis. Can this increase my risk of getting shingles? A: Yes it may, according to a recent study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn's Disease, Chickenpox

Wed Apr 08, 2009

The Seattle Times

The People's Pharmacy | Feeling lousy? Rub it out

Q: We are lice-free at last with Listerine, alcohol, vinegar and Denorex! We sprayed four heads every night with Listerine before bed, then combed and combed every inch with a nit comb.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Constipation, Health, Durham, NC

Mon Apr 06, 2009

The Baltimore Sun

Shingles more painful in elderly

Shingles is a painful, and somewhat mysterious, skin disease that affects people who have had chicken pox.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Chickenpox, Herpes, Pain, Famvir, Famciclovir (generic), Medication, Entertainment

Sat Apr 04, 2009

Los Angeles Times

L-lysine to treat shingles is a new one on them

After chemo treatment, I had two bouts with shingles. Knowing that this is a herpes virus, I treated myself with L-lysine as I often do for cold sores.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Herpes, Famvir, Famciclovir (generic), Valtrex, Valacyclovir (generic), Medication, Asthma, Fluticasone (generic), Flovent

Mon Mar 16, 2009

Toronto Sun

Web R/X

What is rosacea? What are the symptoms of shingles? Is there a "best" treatment for toenail fungus? What's the latest research on lupus? The origin of the Pap test? The difference between one type of breast ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Life, Food, Nutrition

Thu Mar 05, 2009

The Courier-Journal

Pepper patch takes aim at shingles-related pain

Post-herpetic neuralgia, a complication of shingles, can be so exquisitely painful that some sufferers can't stand for clothes to touch their skin during an episode.

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

Tue Mar 03, 2009

St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO

Economy not seen as factor in recent shingles cases

You've heard of childhood chickenpox. Then, there's adulthood shingles. And St. Joseph isn't experiencing any more cases than usual, health officials say.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Chickenpox

Wed Feb 25, 2009

Associated Content

Shingles Infection: Symptoms and Treatment

Shingles is a disease caused by viruses. It is also called as herpes zoster. The same virus that is the cause of chickenpox in children is the cause for shingles.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Chickenpox, Pain

Wed Feb 18, 2009

InteliHealth

Drugs May Increase Shingles Risk

Some drugs used to treat autoimmune diseases may increase the risk of a painful skin infection, a study finds.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Tnf, Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Chickenpox, Crohn's Disease

Wed Feb 11, 2009

MediLexicon

Inhibitex Completes Phase I Clinical Trials For FV-100 And Selects...

Inhibitex, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of products to treat serious infectious diseases, reported that it has completed its Phase I clinical trials of FV-100, a highly potent ...

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Chickenpox

Mon Feb 09, 2009

M2.com

Inhibitex completes Phase I studies for FV-100 as shingles treatment

The first trial was a blinded, placebo controlled, multiple ascending dose study evaluating the safety and pharmacokinetics of five oral doses of FV-100 in healthy subjects aged 18-55. Each dose cohort ...

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Health, Healthcare Industry, Healthcare Law, Law

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