1. Shingles Raises Stroke Risk: Study - US News and World Report
Patients with the virus should be monitored for high blood pressure, expert says

2. CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Those Over 60 - US News and World Report
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- All adults aged 60 and older should be vaccinated against shingles, a condition that can cause debilitating chronic pain, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

3. Treating Shingles - US News and World Report
Many people are able to manage the pain of shingles with over-the-counter pain medications.

4. Herpes zoster : Causes, incidence, and risk factors  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
After you get chickenpox, the virus falls asleep (becomes dormant) in certain nerves in the body. Shingles occurs after the virus becomes reactive in these nerves after many years. The reason the virus suddenly become active again is not clear. Of...• Reviewer: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

5. Shingles  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Shingles is infection by the varicella-zoster virus of the dorsal root ganglia of the spine. Equivalent terms for shingles are herpes zoster, zoster, zona, or acute posterior ganglionitis.• Author: Larry Gilman PhD