Thursday, February 14, 2013

Study Suggests Link Between Untreated Depression And Response To Shingles Vaccine

Results from a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggest a link between untreated depression in older adults and decreased effectiveness of the herpes zoster, or shingles, vaccine. Older adults are known to be at risk for shingles, a painful condition caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, and more than a million new cases occur each year in the U.S...

URL: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/256340.php

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