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Shingles is an adult form of chicken pox that can be very painful.

5 Great Resources on Shingles

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): Shingles Information Page
• eMedicineHealth: Shingles
• Wikipedia: Herpes Zoster
• Mayo Clinic: Shingles
• MedicineNet: Shingles Center

What is Shingles?

• WebMD: Shingles - Topic Overview
• eMedicineHealth: Shingles Overview
• NINDS: Shingles: Through Research
• After Shingles: Fast Facts - Shingles
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Shingles: An Unwelcome Encore

What Are The Symptoms of Shingles?

• eMedicineHealth: Symptoms
• Mayo Clinic: Shingles: Signs and Symptoms
• WebMD: Shingles - Symptoms
• Yahoo Health: Symptoms

What Are The Causes and Complications of Shingles?

• eMedicineHealth: Shingles Causes
• Mayo Clinic: Shingles: Causes
• WebMD: Shingles - Cause
• Mayo Clinic: Shingles: Complications
• Yahoo Health: Causes

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Shingles?

• eMedicineHealth: Shingles Medications
• Mayo Clinic: Shingles: Treatment
• WebMD: Shingles - Treatment Overview
• After Shingles: Treatment Options - What is the treatment for shingles?
• WebMD: Shingles - Treatment

What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Shingles?

• eMedicineHealth: Shingles Treatment Self-Care at Home
• Mayo Clinic: Shingles: Self-Care
• WebMD: Shingles - Home Treatment
• MotherNature: Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook Shingles
• Yahoo Health: Other Treatment Choices

What Are The Types and Stages of Shingles?

• eMedicine: Shingles Phases
• WrongDiagnosis?: Types of Shingles
• WrongDiagnosis?: Risk Factors for Shingles
• WebMD: Shingles - What Increases your Risk?
• WebMD: Shingles - When to Call a Docter

How Do You Prevent Shingles?

• eMedicineHealth: Shingles Prevention
• Mayo Clinic: Shingles: Prevention
• WebMD: Shingles - Prevention
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Vaccines and Preventable Diseases: Shingles Disease
• WrongDiagnosis?: Prevention of Shingles

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Shingles

• Washington Post: A Young Shingle Gal
• Yahoo Answers: Shingles???
• Yahoo Answers: 16 year old with Shingles
• Revolution Health: Herpes Zoster (Shingles) and Colon Cancer
• About.com: Pain of Shingles
• adrianwarnock.com: Shingles and the sovereignty of God

Foundations and Support Groups on Shingles

• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases: Shingles
• Dana Foundation: Shingles/Herpes Zoster
• American Pain Foundation: Managing Your Pain: Shingles and PHN
• DailyStrength: Shingles Support Community
• WebMD: Shingles - Other Places to Get Help

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Shingles

• Topix: Shingles Forums
• MedHelp: Shingles (Chicken Pox) Forums

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Shingles

• Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Search: Herpes Zoster
• Archives of Dermatology Search: Herpes Zoster
• Archives of Neurology Search: Herpes Zoster
• PubMed Central Search: Shingles

Clinical Trials on Shingles

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Herpes Zoster Clinical Trials
• CenterWatch: Shingles Clinical Trials

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