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Shingles Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Shingles.

Results 1 - 20 of 93 in Shingles

  1. Had chickenpox? Shingles may be nextRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Simcoe Reformer

    For most of his life, Barrie Morrisey only thought of shingles as part of the roof that covered his head.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Chickenpox, Pain, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Medication, Canada, Simcoe, ON

  2. Got an itch?Read the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | Edmonton Sun

    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, Sports

  3. A patient poxRead the original story

    Yesterday | Oxford Review

    For most of his life, Barrie Morrisey only thought of shingles as part of the roof that covered his house.

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

  4. Epiphany Announces Positive Results from Its Phase 2b Trial in Shingles.Read the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Drugs.com

    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, Chickenpox

  5. Epiphany Announces Positive Results From Its Phase 2b Trial In ShinglesRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Medical News Today

    Main Category: Seniors / Aging Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 19 Nov 2009 - 3:00 PST 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, Chickenpox

  6. Epiphany Biosciences announces positive results from phase IIb trial in shingles

    Thursday Nov 19 | M2.com

    ... announced today results from its Phase IIb dose-ranging study of EPB-348 (valomaciclovir) in patients with shingles (herpes zoster) infection. EPB-348 is a potent inhibitor of herpes viruses, including the varicella zoster and Epstein-Barr viruses ...

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

  7. FDA Approves New Drug For Pain That Persists After ShinglesRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 18 | Medical News Today

    ... an often excruciating pain that can persist for weeks, months and even years in 10 to 15 per cent of people who get shingles . The medicated skin patch, which is made by Lohmann Therapie-Systems AD of Andernach, Germany and distributed in the US by ...

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

  8. What is Postherpetic Neuralgia?

    Wednesday Nov 18 | EMaxHealth

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

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

  9. Qutenza Approved for Post-Shingles Nerve PainRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | Dermatology Times

    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

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

    Wednesday Nov 18 | Medical News

    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

  11. Qutenza Approved for Post-Shingles Nerve PainRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 18 | CBC News

    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, Science / Technology

  12. NeurogesX wins FDA approval of pain patch

    Monday Nov 16 | East Bay Business Times

    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, NeurogesX, Healthcare Industry, Medicine, Health

  13. What is Shingles and What Will Help?

    Wednesday Nov 11 | Natural Holistic Health Blog

    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

  14. Aromatherapy - myth or magic?Read the original story

    Saturday Nov 7 | Examiner.com

    ... or magic? While there have been reports and claims that aromatherapy can be beneficial in improving symptoms of shingles, fighting staph infections, such as E.coli and MRSA, or even preventing or treating cancers, there is no scientific evidence to ...

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    Related Topix: Aromatherapy, Medicine, Health, Massage Therapy

  15. FDA pushes back review of GlaxoSmithKline treatment for shingles

    Monday Nov 9 | Local Tech Wire

    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

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

    Tuesday Nov 3 | Archives General Psychiatry

    ... and what you can do to make your experience on this site better. Inaccurate Statement in: A 70-Year-Old Woman With Shingles JAMA. 2009;302(17):1864. Inaccurate Statement: In the Clinical Crossroads entitled "A 70-Year-Old Woman With Shingles" ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health

  17. Do I Have Shingles?Read the original story

    Thursday Oct 29 | About.com

    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

  18. Treatment for Shingles VirusRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 28 | Associated Content

    ... problems and complications, such as hearing impairment or blindness. This viral infection is commonly known as Shingles. Shingles is caused by a varicella-zoster virus that is the same virus that can be found in chicken pox. The virus from chicken ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Chickenpox

  19. Viral infections and the eyeRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 12, 2009 | Examiner.com

    ... status. HIV testing needs to be done in patients experiencing frequent herpes breakouts. Herpes Zoster Virus (shingles) typically happens in older patients with history of chicken pox. Shingles can cause painful rash on eyelids and forehead. If it ...

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Family, Kids, Medicine, Herpes, Genital Herpes, Chickenpox

  20. Shingles linked to stroke risk

    Saturday Oct 24 | Dundalk Today

    ... in full you must have registered and have a Premium Content Subscription with the NHS Choices site. People with shingles are almost a third more likely to have a stroke in the next year, according to The Daily Telegraph, which reported research into ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Chickenpox, Taipei, Taiwan, World News, Taiwan