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Shingles |
Herpes Zoster; Post-herpetic Neuralgia |
"Shingles" redirects here, for other uses of the term, see Shingle. Herpes zoster blisters on the neck and shoulder. Herpes zoster, colloquially known as shingles, is the reactivation of varicella zoster virus, leading to a crop of painful blisters over the area of a dermatome. In Italy and in Malta, it is sometimes referred to as St. Anthony's fire. Prior to implementation of the universal varicella vaccination program in the U.S., incidence of shingles increased with advancing a ...
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Shingles News Headlines
- Americans In The Dark About Shingles
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Many don't know of shingles risk
The Earth Times - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:42 EST
- Novel Shingles Pain Treatment Lauched In The UK
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
- Vaccine Industry Growing Amid Increased Funding, Higher Profits
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
- FamilyCare Offers Free Shingles Vaccine To Oregon Medicare Enrolled Members
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- DURECT Starts Phase II Dosing For TRANSDUR(TM)-Bupivacaine (DUR-843)
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Shingles Drug Reduces Spinal Cord Injury Pain
MedicineNet - Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:00 EST
- Seniors Should Have Shingles Vaccine Says US Committee
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:00 EST
- FDA panel recommends shingles vaccine
MSNBC - Wed, 25 Oct 2006 03:39 EST
- Immunization Experts Recommend 'Shingles' Vaccination
ScienceDaily - Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:00 EST
- U.S. panel strongly recommends shingles vaccine
Reuters - Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:49 EST
- Over 60's should receive Zostavax, shingles vaccination
The Earth Times - Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:26 EST
- Shingles Vaccine to Be Routine at 60
WebMD - Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:47 EST
- Gov't Panel Recommends Shingles Vaccine
ABC News - Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:34 EST
- U.S. panel strongly recommends shingles vaccine
Reuters - Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:19 EST
- WellPoint To Cover Varicella Zoster Virus, Or Shingles Vaccine
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- Shingles Vaccine to be Routine at 60
MedicineNet - Thu, 26 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- Scientists Identify Human Protein That Helps Chickenpox And Shingles Virus Spread
ScienceDaily - Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- NIAID Scientists Identify Human Protein that Helps Chickenpox and Shingles Virus Spread
National Institutes of Health - Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:00 EST
- Panel recommends shingles vaccine for adults 60 and over
CNN - Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:59 EST
- Price may block promise of shingles vaccine
MSNBC - Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:52 EST
- Panel recommends shingles vaccine for adults 60 and over
CNN - Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:59 EST
- New Mechanism Underlying Pain Found
ScienceDaily - Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- Shingles: Painful Return Of Chickenpox Virus
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 May 2006 11:00 EST
- FDA approves new shingles vaccine
MSNBC - Fri, 26 May 2006 12:55 EST
- Shingles Vaccine, Zostavax Approved In USA And Europe
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 26 May 2006 06:00 EST
- FDA Approves ZOSTAVAX®, Merck's New Vaccine For Prevention Of Shingles In Adults Age 60 And Older
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 May 2006 06:00 EST
- US FDA approves Merck vaccine to prevent shingles
Reuters - Fri, 26 May 2006 05:08 EST
- FDA approves Merck vaccine to prevent shingles
Reuters - Fri, 26 May 2006 10:52 EST
- FDA approves Merck vaccine to prevent shingles
Reuters - Fri, 26 May 2006 11:50 EST
- FDA approves Merck vaccine to prevent shingles
Reuters - Fri, 26 May 2006 01:18 EST
- FDA Approves First Shingles Vaccine
WebMD - Fri, 26 May 2006 03:00 EST
- Merck Says Shingles Vaccine Approved
ABC News - Fri, 26 May 2006 12:44 EST
- Merck Says Shingles Vaccine Approved
ABC News - Fri, 26 May 2006 01:44 EST
- FDA Approves First Shingles Vaccine
MedicineNet - Fri, 26 May 2006 06:00 EST
- Antiviral Drugs May Help Relieve Nerve Pain Related To Shingles
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 12 May 2006 12:00 EST
- Chronic Neuropathic, 'Phantom' Pain Comes From Affected Nerve And Spinal Cord, Not Brain
ScienceDaily - Thu, 08 Jun 2006 02:00 EST
- Vaccine to Cut Risk of Shingles in Older People Is Approved
New York Times - Sat, 27 May 2006 03:00 EST
- Shingles Vaccine Approved for People Over 60
New York Times - Fri, 26 May 2006 03:00 EST
- Antiviral Drugs May Help Relieve Nerve Pain Related To Shingles
ScienceDaily - Tue, 09 May 2006 02:00 EST
- Antiviral Drugs May Cut Shingles Pain
WebMD - Mon, 08 May 2006 08:57 EST
- FDA Review Date For Merck's Investigational Shingles Vaccine Extended To May 25, 2006
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 26 Apr 2006 06:00 EST
- Cancer Therapy Based On Anatomical Location May Soon Be Obsolete
ScienceDaily - Sat, 06 May 2006 02:00 EST
- Cancer Therapy Based On Anatomical Location May Soon Be Obsolete
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 23 Apr 2006 01:00 EST
- FDA Review Date For Merck''s Investigational Shingles Vaccine Extended To May 25, 2006
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 26 Feb 2006 11:00 EST
- Shingles, Epidural Injection Does Not Reduce Long-term Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:00 EST
- Epidural Shot No Fix for Shingles Pain
WebMD - Thu, 19 Jan 2006 07:00 EST
- Health Tip: Shingles Most Common in Elderly
MedicineNet - Fri, 20 Jan 2006 06:00 EST
- Epidural Won''t Lessen Long-Term Shingles Pain
MedicineNet - Fri, 20 Jan 2006 06:00 EST
- Fetuses, Infants Exposed To Herpes B During, After Pregnancy At Increased Risk For Cerebral Palsy, Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 10 Jan 2006 01:00 EST
- Gabapentin reduces shingles pain
Reuters - Tue, 16 Aug 2005 06:30 EST
- Best Treatments for Lasting Shingles Pain
WebMD - Mon, 25 Jul 2005 09:30 EST
- Best Treatments for Lasting Shingles Pain
MedicineNet - Tue, 26 Jul 2005 06:00 EST
- What is the best treatment for postherpetic neuralgia?
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 26 Jul 2005 04:00 EST
- Shingles Vaccine Proves Effective
ScienceDaily - Thu, 02 Jun 2005 02:00 EST
- Study shows shingles prevention just a shot away
American Medical News - Sun, 12 Jun 2005 09:00 EST
- For Some Patients, Shingles Is Just the Beginning
New York Times - Tue, 07 Jun 2005 03:00 EST
- Merck''s Shingles Vaccine Reduced Incidence, Severity and Duration of Shingles
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 04 Jun 2005 10:00 EST
- Experimental shingles vaccine proves effective in nationwide study
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 01 Jun 2005 06:00 EST
- Merck vaccine might prevent onset of shingles, reduce nerve pain: study
The Earth Times - Thu, 02 Jun 2005 11:26 EST
- Vaccine Curbs Shingles Cases and Severity
New York Times - Thu, 02 Jun 2005 03:00 EST
- Vaccine Reduces Risk of Shingles
Washington Post - Thu, 02 Jun 2005 03:00 EST
- Experimental Vaccine May Prevent Shingles
ABC News - Thu, 02 Jun 2005 12:23 EST
- Experimental Vaccine May Prevent Shingles
ABC News - Thu, 02 Jun 2005 02:01 EST
- International Survey Reveals Need for Greater Understanding of Shingles
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 03 Jun 2005 06:00 EST
- Vaccine reduces cases of shingles
BBC - Wed, 01 Jun 2005 11:29 EST
- Experimental Vaccine May Prevent Shingles
ABC News - Wed, 01 Jun 2005 08:42 EST
- Experimental Vaccine May Prevent Shingles
ABC News - Wed, 01 Jun 2005 10:49 EST
- Experimental Vaccine May Prevent Shingles
ABC News - Wed, 01 Jun 2005 11:16 EST
- Experimental vaccine helps prevent shingles
MSNBC - Wed, 01 Jun 2005 07:57 EST
- Shingles Vaccine Works in Large Study
WebMD - Wed, 01 Jun 2005 10:47 EST
- Experimental Vaccine Helps Reduce Shingles
ABC News - Thu, 02 Jun 2005 09:54 EST
- Experimental Vaccine Helps Reduce Shingles
ABC News - Thu, 02 Jun 2005 11:10 EST
- Experimental Vaccine Helps Reduce Shingles
ABC News - Thu, 02 Jun 2005 02:44 EST
- Experimental Vaccine Helps Reduce Shingles
ABC News - Thu, 02 Jun 2005 05:45 EST
- Experimental Shingles Vaccine Proves Effective in Nationwide Study
National Institutes of Health - Thu, 02 Jun 2005 02:40 EST
- Shingles Vaccine Has Successful Trial
MedicineNet - Thu, 02 Jun 2005 06:00 EST
- Shingles Vaccine Shows Promise
ABC News - Wed, 01 Jun 2005 11:24 EST
- Shingles and Shingles-Associated Nerve Pain, ZOSTAVAX™ Submitted to FDA for Biologics Licence
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 05 May 2005 04:00 EST
- First vaccine for shingles gets FDA's OK
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- Immunization panel endorses shingles vaccine
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