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A vaccine to prevent herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in older adults

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A study was conducted to test the hypothesis that vaccination against varicellazoster virus (VZV) would decrease the incidence, severity, or both of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia among older adults. The result showed that the zoster vaccine markedly reduced morbidity from herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia among older adults.

Author: Oxman, M. N., Simberkoff, M. S., Guatelli, J. C., Holodniy, R. N., C. Y. Chan, Johnson, G. R., Levin, M. J., David, L. E., Gershon, A. A., Weinberg, A., Boardman, K. D., Loutit, J., Gnann, J. W., Jr., Cotton, D. J., Goodman, R. P., Keay, S. K., Marques, A. R., Soto, N. E., Brunell, P., Griffin, M. R., Wright P. F., Betts, R. F., Neuzil, K. M., Pachucki, C. T., Kauffman, C. A., Brooks, P. A., Keller, P. M., Crawford, G. E., Keitel, W. A., I. S. F. Chan, Schmader, K. E., Harbecke, R., S.-S. Yeh, Annunziato, P. W., W. W. B. Wang, Straus, S. E., Hayward, A. R., Toney, J. F., Lobo, Z., Silber, J. L., Gelb, L. D., Irwin, M. R., Greenberg, R. N., Kyriakides, T. C., Arbeit, R. D.
Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2005
United Kingdom, Usage, Prevention, Chickenpox vaccine, Chickenpox vaccines, Shingles (Disease), Herpes zoster

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A new treatment for postherpetic neuralgia

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Injecting corticosteroids into the spinal column may benefit some patients with post-herpetic neuralgia. However, this treatment should be reserved for patients who do not respond to other treatments. Post-herpetic neuralgia is nerve pain that follows an episode of a herpesvirus disease called shingles.

Author: Watson, C. Peter N.
Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2000
Health aspects, Editorial, Corticosteroids, Adrenocortical hormones

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Intrathecal methylprednisolone for intractable postherpetic neuralgia

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Injections of the corticosteroid methylprednisolone into the spinal column may be an effective treatment for post-herpetic neuralgia. Post-herpetic neuralgia is nerve pain that occurs after an episode of a herpes virus infection called shingles.

Author: Kotani, Naoki, Kushikata, Tetsuya, Hashimoto, Hiroshi, Kimura, Futoshi, Muraoka, Masatoshi, Yodono, Misako, Asai, Mizue, Matsuki, Akitomo
Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2000

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Subjects list: Drug therapy, Evaluation, Neuralgia, Injections, Spinal, Spinal injections
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