Treating shingles after it appears doesn't reduce increased stroke risk
(American Heart Association) Stroke risk increased significantly in the days, weeks and months after shingles appeared, despite use of the shingles vaccine and antiviral therapy to treat it, according to preliminary research. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 30, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
ASK THE GP: Did diesel fumes damage my heart? Dr Martin Scurr answers your health questions
The Daily Mail's resident doctor answers your personal concerns in his weekly Good Health column. Today, he advises on heart damage and shingles. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More Shingles Vaccine On the Way, Maker Says
More doses of Shingrix, the shingles vaccine that has been in very short supply, are on the way to U.S. pharmacies, says drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline. However, demand may still outpace supply. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - January 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer Patients May Face Greater Risk of Shingles
Title: Cancer Patients May Face Greater Risk of ShinglesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 1/9/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/10/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - January 10, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Ask What Not to Eat When You Have Shingles
What Not to Eat When You Have Shingles (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - January 10, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Cancer Patients May Face Greater Risk of Shingles
(Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer - January 10, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
People With Cancer May Face Greater Shingles Risk
A study of about 240,000 cancer patients in Australia from 2006 to 2015 found that any type of cancer was associated with a 40 percent increased risk of developing shingles, compared with not having cancer. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - January 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer Patients May Face Greater Risk of Shingles
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9, 2019 -- Newly diagnosed cancer patients may be at increased risk for the painful skin condition shingles, a new study finds.
Experts say development of new vaccines might help prevent shingles in cancer patients.
The study, of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 9, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Changing Epidemiology of Herpes Zoster After Vaccine Adoption in the U.S. Changing Epidemiology of Herpes Zoster After Vaccine Adoption in the U.S.
Shingles is becoming less common in both adults and children in the U.S., according to results from a database study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Shingles Patterns Differ in Hematologic and Solid Cancers Shingles Patterns Differ in Hematologic and Solid Cancers
The occurrence of shingles in cancer patients is linked to the form of cancer. Hematologic cancers increase the risk; chemotherapy primarily drives the risk in solid tumors, suggest Australian data.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Higher Risk of Shingles Seen in Patients With Certain Cancers
(MedPage Today) -- Vaccine development may help with prevention of herpes zoster in this population (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - December 14, 2018 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
People with cancer have higher shingles risk, study says
Any cancer diagnosis puts patients at 40 percent higher risk of developing shingles than a person with no cancer, a study says. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer patients face higher risk for shingles, new vaccines hold promise for prevention
(Infectious Diseases Society of America) People newly diagnosed with cancer, particularly blood cancers, and those treated with chemotherapy have a greater risk of developing shingles, according to a new study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. The findings may help guide efforts to prevent the often painful skin condition in cancer patients through the use of new vaccines. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 13, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
‘All I want for Christmas’ is the shingles vaccine, but it’s nearly impossible to find
Shortage of new shingles vaccine worsens as demand soars. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - December 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lena H. Sun Source Type: news
Herpes zoster (shingles) immunisation programme 2017 to 2018: evaluation report
This report evaluates the fifth year of the shingles vaccination programme in England from 2017 to 2018. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
