Contracting shingles, a reactivation of the chickenpox virus, increases a person’s risk of stroke and heart attack, according to a research letter published In July 2017 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. A release from the publishers notes that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost one out of… Continue reading Shingles Increases the Risk of Heart Attack & Stroke
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Well-Known Drug Could Yield New Treatment for Herpes Viruses
Today, there is only one class of antiviral medicines against herpes viruses — a family of viruses that cause mononucleosis, herpes, and shingles, among other illnesses – meaning options for treating these infections are limited. If viruses become resistant to these frontline treatments, a growing problem particularly in clinical settings, there are no alternative drugs… Continue reading Well-Known Drug Could Yield New Treatment for Herpes Viruses