The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zostavax, a new vaccine that can protect up to 50% of people age 60 and older from developing shingles. Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chicken pox....
As more children get immunized against chicken pox, more adults may get shingles. Reason: The same virus causes both illnesses. Some scientists...
Shingles is a painful nerve ailment caused by the reactivation of the chicken poxvirus in adulthood. one our of every five Americans...
Until recently, bipolar disorder has been associated only with extreme mood swings-suicidal depressions alternating with manic periods of irrational and even dangerous...
Some doctors are now using machines designed signed to straighten and strengthen the back's extensor muscles-the muscles you use when...
Back pain can be relieved by using the herb devil's claw* A recent meta― analysis of 12 previous studies bund...
Used together, conventional and alternative treatments can help patients alleviate low-back pain better than using mainstream treatment alone, US research has shown....
A new study compared yoga, conventional A therapeutic exercise and the information contained in a popular back pain book to determine which...
Most of us spend more time sitting than in any other position. Sitting exerts 30% more pressure on the spine than standing....
Low-back pain can be relieved by antidepressants. A recent review of published studies found that people who experienced chronic low-back pain who...
People who have chronic lower-back pain can benefit as much from cognitive behavioral therapy as they do from physical therapy, a new...
Wen you're in pain, it's hard to think of anything else. But redirecting your thoughts is can be...