Shingles Vaccine Reduces Complications

Vaccination greatly reduces the risk of serious complications from shingles

Saturday, March 18, 2017 Follow Us         Featured Shingles Vaccine Cuts Chronic Pain, Hospitalizations Vaccination greatly reduces the risk of serious complications from shingles, a new study finds. Shingles occurs when the same virus that causes chickenpox is reactivated later... Read more ...  News 'Optimal' Facelifts Do Make You Look Younger, Study Finds The time, money and pain spent on a facelift may be worth it, a small, new study suggests. Hundreds of people who looked at photos of 13 women before and after... Read more ... Smokers Prone to Problems After Joint Replacement: Study Quitting smoking before knee or hip replacement surgery may cut the risk of complications after surgery, a new study suggests. Instead of just telling people to quit smoking... Read more ... Taking Statins May Boost Heart Surgery Outcomes Heart surgery patients taking statins should keep taking those cholesterol-lowering drugs, even on the day of their operation, because doing so may improve their chances of survival... Read more ... Stent Patients Face Higher Risk of Death After Bleeding, Clots More than a year after getting stents to prop open their clogged arteries, some patients are still at increased risk of death if they suffer either blockages or bleeding events, researchers... Read more ...  Drugs and Medications Zocor (simvastatin) vs. Crestor (rosuvastatin) Simvastatin vs. Crestor comparison Zocor (simvastatin) and Crestor (rosuvastatin) are both members of the family of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, which... Read more ... FROM OUR WEBMD SPONSORS     Expert Orthopedic Care 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 ADVERTISEMENT