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Shingles is a viral infection of the nerve roots causing pain, discomfort and a rash that usually spreads on one side of your body lasting about a month. Some people suffer severe pain long after the rash has gone and this condition is called postherpetic neuralgia.

When you contract chicken pox, the virus stays in certain cells in your body. As you age or if your immune system is weakened, the virus may break free from these cells and cause shingles. You cannot develop shingles if you have not had chicken pox. The medical name for shingles is varicella-zoster virus and outbreaks can recur. While there is no cure for shingles and the virus will always remain in your system, prompt shingles treatment can ease pain, speed up healing and reduce the risk of complications such as postherpetic neuralgia and other problems.

Shingles is more common in the elderly. So it is likely that bloggers will search the internet on behalf of an elderly friend or relative who is suffering. The Natural Shingles Blog covers all aspects of shingles including information about the comparatively new vaccine recommended for everyone over 60 who had chicken pox when they were younger but have not developed shingles.

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  • Follow The Grey Shingle Road!


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  • FDA approves new drug for nerve pain that follows shingles


    Merv Sheppard's Transplant NetworkAuthority Authority: 127
    This is exciting news for me. Like many transplant recipients who are immunosuppressed, I contracted shingles shortly after my lung transplant and the pain was the most excruciating Ive ever known. My suffering from the postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) lasted for almost an unbearable year. If this new patch is as ...
    4 days ago
  • FDA approves capsaicin to treat shingles pain


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    Qutenza (capsaicin) 8% patch is a medicated skin patch that relieves the pain of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN). Qutenza contains capsaicin, a compound found in chili peppers. Although there are over-the-counter products with lower concentrations of capsaicin that are marketed for the treatment of PHN, Qutenza is the ...
    4 days ago
  • Qutenza Approved for Post-Shingles Nerve Pain


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    TUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- The Qutenza (capsaicin) skin patch has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat pain due to postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), the nerve pain that may follow shingles , drug maker NeurogesX said in a news release. read more
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  • The Pain Is Fascinating


    Draining the LocksAuthority Authority: 115
    I know, right? Not words youd necessarily put together, but there they are. And its absolutely true. It exists simultaneously in my shoulder joint, the muscles of my shoulder and neck, and the skin where my shingles rash is, such as it is - its barely noticeable now, thank you very much to my medication. None of ...
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  • Recycle old shingles and turn them into roads


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  • Shingles Vaccine - Pros and Cons


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    Shingles, also referred to as herpes zoster, is a viral infection that is relatively common. It is characterized by a painful skin rash that eventually leads to blisters. Shingles affects older people more often than younger people and it is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. After a [...]
    2 weeks ago
  • Place of Grace


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