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SHINGLES: An Unwelcome Encore
In Italy, shingles also is called St. Anthony's fire, a fitting name for a disease that has bedeviled saints and sinners throughout the ages....
FDA Consumer, 05/01/01 by Evelyn Zamula · More from publication -
Reasons for brain tumor increase not black and white: but better treatments brighten chances of recovery
The number of brain tumors has increased since the 1980s, and reasons for the increase are not known. However, the use of magnetic resonance...
FDA Consumer, 05/01/97 by Evelyn Zamula · More from publication -
Adults need tetanus shots, too - includes related articles on tetanus immunizations for children and adults
Adults can remain immune to tetanus by getting booster shots. Tetanus can be caused by any infected puncture wound. The symptoms of the disease...
FDA Consumer, 07/01/96 by Evelyn Zamula · More from publication -
Interstitial cystitis: progress against disabling bladder condition - includes information on symptoms
Interstitial cystitis is a poorly understood syndrome that causes frequent urination and pelvic pain. It has no known cause or cure. Treatments...
FDA Consumer, 11/01/95 by Evelyn Zamula · More from publication -
New Help for Urinary Tract Infections
The quinolone family of drugs is effective in treating bladder and urinary tract infections. Other courses of therapy are older medicines, diet and...
FDA Consumer, 06/01/95 by Evelyn Zamula · More from publication -
How to avoid the flu - includes related article on flu vaccine
Vaccination is the primary way in which people can avoid being infected with a flu virus, and the best time to be vaccinated is October or...
FDA Consumer, 11/01/94 by Evelyn Zamula · More from publication -
Striking back at stroke - includes related article on risk factors
Strokes are the third-leading cause of death in the US, and they are either hemorrhagic, embolic or thrombotic in origin. Thrombotic strokes occur...
FDA Consumer, 06/01/94 by Evelyn Zamula · More from publication -
Many treatments available: thyroid disorders often unsuspected
Thyroid problems that are not diagnosed can cause extreme physical problems and sometimes death. Symptoms and treatments for hypothyroidism and...
FDA Consumer, 12/01/92 by Evelyn Zamula · More from publication -
Aneurysms: difficult to diagnose, complex to cure - includes related article
Aneurysms are rarely diagnosed until they burst. Sometimes aneurysms are discovered when a patient is undergoing evaluation for other symptoms, and...
FDA Consumer, 10/01/92 by Evelyn Zamula · More from publication -
Drug treatment tames obsessive-compulsive disorder - Cover Story
Five million people in the US are affected by obsessive-compulsive disorder. They act to relieve anxiety and go through various daily routines....
FDA Consumer, 05/01/92 by Evelyn Zamula · More from publication
