Promising New Shingles Vaccine

May offer lasting protection for most older adults who receive it

Thursday, September 15, 2016 Follow Us         Featured Experimental Shingles Vaccine Looks Quite Effective: Study An experimental vaccine against shingles may offer lasting protection for most older adults who receive it, a new clinical trial found. Shingles is a painful rash that's triggered by a reactivation of... Read more ...  Diseases and Conditions What Is Neuropathic Pain? Treatment, Medication, Definition Neuropathic pain comes from injury to the sensory system. Many conditions can predispose a person to neuropathic pain, including diabetes, vitamin deficiencies, stroke, and shingles... Read more ...  News Brains of 'Super-Agers' Look Decades Younger Memory loss and muddled thinking may not be an inevitable part of getting older. New research shows that key brain regions in mentally sharp 'super-agers' are similar to those of people much... Read more ... Sugar Companies Shifted Focus to Fat as Heart Harm: Study Analysis of 50-year-old documents suggests the sugar industry manipulated research to play down the harmful effects of sugar on the heart, a new study says. The sugar industry paid Harvard... Read more ... Anti-Inflammatory Agent in Cord Blood Shows Promise in Mice Scientists report that a factor found in umbilical cord blood helped fight harmful inflammation in mice, and could point the way to new treatments for humans. Inflammation is common, and in... Read more ... Health Tip: Don't Skip Flexibility Exercises A flexibility exercise, such as stretching, is designed to increase the tone and flexibility of a certain muscle. The American Council on Exercise says potential benefits include... Read more ... Removing Part of Skull After Severe Head Injury Brings Mixed Results Removing part of the skull to relieve pressure in the brain following a severe head injury can save a person's life, but the patient is often left permanently disabled, a new clinical trial has... Read more ... Senior Health Center MedicineNet's Senior Health Center gives you all of the tools necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind as you age. Get access to various senior health topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. This important topic area guides seniors through the stages of their life, as well as learning the conditions and diseases that may occur. Educating yourself for transitions into different phases of life is key to a healthy, happy, and productive life. Read more ... Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home