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East Bay Rotaract is a service group for students and young professionals, ages 18-35, living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Membership spans from Richmond to Danville to Mountain View. Join us for a dynamic experience! ---------------------------------------- WHAT IS ROTARACT? ---------------------------------------- Rotaract is a service club for young men and women ages 18-35. It is sponsored by international service organization Rotary International. Rotaract brings together students and you …
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East Bay Agilistry & QA Meetup Group focuses on software development, Scrum, Extreme Programming, software QA & testing, Agile methods, and Agile software development. Due to the vast amount of software companies in the East Bay, our goal is to build a community for employees to network with, and also grow as software professionals. East Bay Agilistry & QA Meetup Group is located at 73 Ray Street in downtown Pleasanton, CA.
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The East Bay Series (EBS) takes place monthly (except for August and December) on a Wednesday evening at locations convenient to those who live and work in the East Bay, Tri-Valley and beyond in the Capital Corridor and Central Valley. The EBS theme is "real-life stories of entrepreneurial success," reflecting how we use real-life experiences to give you practical recommendations with great take-away value. The format is a moderated panel discussion, typically with between three and five members …
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East Bay Singles - Let's Get Together and Meet! Click the JOIN US button and come meet us! It's FREE to join our group No obligation to attend any events after you join and no cost to you for anything but what you buy at an event you choose to attend. Wouldn't it be great to meet someone nice to date? Not into the singles bar scene? Looking for more quality friendships, relationships, events and group fun? Then consider joining this group. Seeking fun folks age 45+ who are interested in meeting …
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Women in Consulting East Bay Join this dynamic group of consultants for monthly lunch meetings in Walnut Creek. Meetings provide excellent networking opportunities, and speaker topics focus on helping your consulting business grow and thrive. All consultants are welcome. Non-members: $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Members: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Register & Pay: www.womeninconsulting.org
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East Bay Adoption is a group that meets monthly. We are a group of pre-adoptive and adoptive parents who want to get together for support. Each meeting is facilitated by a professional involved with adoption and starts out with an informative topic that leads to discussion.
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We are a community of moms desiring to build friendships with other moms in the East Bay and provide regular playtimes with our little kiddos. We are mamas with kids born between 2006-2012, and would love to make new friends in the East Bay. If your kids are older or if you're expecting, you are certainly welcome to join this Meetup group. We like exploring and finding fun and free places to hang out with our toddlers and infants in 4 cities in the East Bay - Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, and …
About the East Bay Book Club The East Bay Book Club is a very dynamic group of individuals who share one thing in common: an enthusiasm for books. Each month, members read a particular book, chosen by the whole group or by the Organizer, and meet to share observations, insights, and personal thoughts about it. Meetings are devoted to various genres, both contemporary and classic. The club's members represent a variety of backgrounds and literary tastes, bringing wonderful diversity to each book …
Imagine lively people-scaled communities dotting the San Francisco Bay Area - places co-created by their residents for raising kids, for retirement, for growing food or simply living well by sharing more. The Bay Area already has ecovillages, and cohousing neighborhoods, resident-owned housing cooperatives, and group houses -- real world places where we can live more sustainably through a more cooperative way of life. You can have both privacy and community when you know your neighbors on pu …
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This group is about enjoying free fun cultural events in the EAST Bay Area. Whether you've got a few hours or days, this group will have loads of fun free things to do in the EAST BAY area! Our goal is to enjoy the quality free events, food samplings, wine tastings, live music, free sail boat rides and other awesome free things to do in the EAST BAY Area almost every week of the year! Our goal is to bring quality people together who are seeking free fun events, good company and who are desiro …
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East Bay Black Professionals is a diverse and dynamic group of professional people living in the East Bay but we welcome black professionals from all over the Bay Area. Join us! It's is a great way to network with professionals in a social setting. We'll do everything from rock climbing and concerts to seminars and casual networking. We hold social networking events such as dinners, dancing, lounges, bowling, outdoor events, wine trips, and much more! We are professionals and we understand the v …
East Bay Awesome Activities is a group of fun, friendly folks interested in socializing with fellow 20- and 30-somethings at cool events mostly (but not exclusively) in the East Bay. From dinner to drinks, hiking to biking, street fairs to concerts, chances are we're doing it! So join us in the festivities, have an awesome time, and make new friends. Suggest and Host Events Have an idea for an awesome activity? Please contact the organizer with details about a possible event, and we'll see what …
Alameda / East Bay Successful Thinkers meets for lunch at Pasta Pelican Waterfront Restaurant in Alameda, every Thursday at 11:30 am. After networking your way through the crowd, enjoy a delicious meal while learning the latest in business strategies and applications. Surround yourself with motivated business men and women dedicated to helping move your business forward. This unique networking concept is open to all professions and requires no membership fees or dues. Join us for lunch, become e …
East Bay Tennis Group is group for you to find people to play tennis with. The group is open to beginners all the way to experienced players. We focus on the East Bay Area of San Leandro, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, Hayward. There are several courts in these cities to play on. So if your looking for someone to hit with, or do singles, doubles matches this is the place for you. How it works You can attend a time hosted by the organizer or Suggest a time and a place then meetup and play tennis rea …
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East Bay Dad's Group is a group of working and nonworking dads who are interested in meeting other dads who are happily married and trying to tackle the challenge of raising a child or children and continue to be happily married. There are a lot of groups out there for divorced Dads or single dads etc., what about Dads that work and at the same trying to be involved with their families? The intention of this group will be just that. To have a place in which Dads can be men and men can be Dads. E …
East Bay Firearms is a group dedicated to creating a fun group focused on safe training environment for Shooters. Whether you are a beginner looking to learn or an advanced shooter wanting to sharpen their skills. Ladies Fun Meet ups, Classes with Certified Instructors, Fun Matches, Food and Shoot ! Join us ! Visit our NEW website www.eastbayfirearms.com Join our Forum we are looking for Moderators !
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We are a supportive community of women whose mothers have died. When a daughter loses her mother, she joins an unexpected, undesired "club." The emotions and situations we face can create feelings of isolation as we navigate our journey without the person who is supposed to be our compass. To soothe this isolation and other challenges we face on this journey, we get together and share our stories. Through this group, you may also find lasting friendships and support. This group is for any Bay Ar …
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East Bay LGBTQQ Fun Group rocks! We're all about making amazing friends, doing awesome, queer-centric stuff in the Bay Area, exploring and having fun! Come one, come all, if you're a member, friend or ally of the LGBTQQ community! Our mission is to find queer-friendly stuff to do that's relatively close to public transit. Ideas include, but are not limited to, restaurants, festivals, music shows, comedy, volunteering, museums, hiking/camping/backpacking, dance parties, clubs, sports, game nights …
Join us! Whether you are new to riding or have a lot of rides under your belt, we invite you to join us on the beautiful roads and trails of the Bay Area. Rides will be led by the staff of the Pedaler Bike Shop in El Sobrante. We currently meet each Saturday morning to ride the 3 Bears... this is one of the most popular road biking routes in the Bay Area, and continues to challenge and excite all levels of riders. Additional rides to varying locations may be added as the days get longer, includi …
Come study and discuss online courses together! This group is for anyone who wants to learn new topics and skills through online courses or "MOOCs". Study groups will meet regularly in the San Francisco / East Bay area, ideally in locations easily accessible through public transportation.
The East Bay Ruby Meetup is for anyone interested in learning or sharing experiences with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and topics related to web development (including JavaScript, HTML/CSS, UI design/development, database technology, ...). Monthly Meetings: Starting in 2014, we meet the third Thursday of every month. Additional Meetings: Meet as scheduled and announced. (Brought to you by the Robert Half Technology (www.rht.com), Apress Books (www.apress.com), JetBrains (www.jetbrains.com/ruby/index.htm …
East Bay Pug owners need a way to get together and share all the pugs and puggy goodness in our lives.
The East Bay Healing Collective offers Buddhist, Advaita Vedanta and other Meditation groups and healing in many modalities: Coaching, Trauma Healing, Restorative Yoga, Breathwork and more! Our intention is to support the well-being, health and wholeness of individuals and communities in an affordable way. By pooling our resources and sharing space we are able to offer our services by a variety of practitioners with a wealth of diverse experience. Come visit a class or group and check us out! We …
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Hike with Your Dog East Bay and Beyond is a fun and social group of people and their dogs who love to hike, be outdoors and meet new friends. All friendly dogs and people are welcome! Group hikes are generally between 2 - 5 miles and vary from easy to moderate strenuous levels. We try to provide as many opportunities for dog to dog socialization as possible, including hiking in areas that allow for off leash play. Suggestions for hiking locations, times and opportunities are encouraged! We welco …
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We Are CHANGE = We Are the Coalition for Halting the Agenda of the Nefarious Global Elite. "YOU ARE ALL LEADERS!" -Luke Rudowski: Founder Of We Are Change NYC. We Are Change is a citizens based grassroots peace and social justice movement working to reveal the truth behind the events of September 11th, as well as the lies of the government and corporate elite who remain suspect in this crime. In addition, we are here to aid the sick and dying first responders through fundraising and social o …
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East Bay Referral Mixers is a community established to help business professionals connect with their local peers through quarterly mixer events. Our mixers bring local business owners and professionals together in a fun, social collaborative environment designed to help members get to know one another and actively drive referral business to one another. As a member of our Meetup group, you'll receive invitations to upcoming events.
Fashion-knit East Bay Knitting Group has Knit night's and workshops that are fun for all levels of knitters. Our Knit night's have been a great success and we have had excellent turnouts! Don't miss out, bring a project, and join us for a creative evening moderated by Brenda Patipa. Knit Night is FREE! The purpose of our Thursday Knit Nights is simply to get together with other like-minded fiber addicts and enjoy a relaxing evening of creativity and camaraderie. Feel free to bring a snack, d …
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Are you a musician who records music at home? Do you get all giddy at the thought of playing around in GarageBand, Logic, ProTools or WaveLab? Are you the next great thing to hit the music industry (if you would ever get around to finishing that album)? Are you looking for other musicians in your area to connect with? Then look no further! The "East Bay Home Recording Artists" is the MeetUp for you! This meetup is open to all types of musicians: rock 'n roll, folk, rap, electronica, hip hop, R&B …
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I couldn't find a meetup group for slash fans in the area, so I started one! If you like the female-friendly fandom spaces of LJ, AO3, DW, tumblr, are excited for Yuletide, etc, please join up! It's been about a year now and we've had some low key cafe and restaurant meetups, as well as movie meetups, and tv nights. Feel free to suggest an event or location. New people always welcome. :D Other groups of interest (and I've been to their meetings and they were nice): Some people kindly told me abo …
gas·tron·o·mer (ga-stron-uh-mer), noun A connoisseur of good food and drink; a gourmet. Also known as bon vivant, epicure, epicurean, foodie, gourmet. WHAT WE DO: Our group brings food lovers together in the San Francisco Bay Area to enjoy cuisines from all over the world, including but not limited to: Ethiopian, Moroccan, Jamaican, Singaporean, Malaysian, French, Jordanian, Lebanese, Israeli, German, Russian, Turkish, Arab, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Creole, Swedish, Polish, Jewish, Desi, Indi …
The east coast "edge" isn't really the same when few people "get" your sarcastic sense of humor and direct communication style. This meetup is for the east coast transplant looking to find other native east coasters in the Bay Area.
Are you looking for people to ski with, race with or just hang out with in the East Bay? Whether you're a skier/snowboarder, or you simply want to meet fun active singles, you have found the right group, the Rusty Bindings Ski Club. We ski regularly in Tahoe. The East Bay Ski & Snowboard Meetup Group is your link to the Rusty Bindings Ski Club, based in Walnut Creek, CA. Meetup members get notifications of Club social events and meetings, which include TGIF's and other year-round social events, …
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January 9, 2013
Proven: Pruney Fingers Give You a Better Grip
Standing in the shower or sitting in the tub, many of us have looked at our wrinkled fingertips and had occasion to wonder: Why do they get so pruney when wet?
Over the years, people have pointed to a number of explanations, most commonly the idea that the wrinkles are simply a reflection of the skin absorbing water. Now, according to a study published yesterday in the journal Biology Letters by researchers from Newcastle University in the UK, we have a definitive (and more interesting) explanation: Pruney fingers are better at gripping wet objects.
The idea was first suggested in a 2011 paper, which showed that the wrinkles that form on our fingers exhibit consistent patterns that allow water to sluice away—indicating that their role is to improve traction, like the tread on a tire. For this paper, an unrelated group of researchers put the theory to the test, letting twenty volunteers soak their fingers in warm water for 30 minutes to get them good and pruney, then testing exactly how long it took them to move wet glass marbles and fishing weights from one container to another.
On average, pruney-fingered participants moved wet marbles 12 percent more quickly than when they were tested unwrinkled fingers. When the same test was performed with dry marbles, the times were roughly the same. Thus, it seems, the hypothesis was proved: pruney fingers do help us grip better.
Other research has shown that the wrinkles form as a result of blood vessels beneath the skin constricting, as directed by the autonomic nervous system. Because this is an active process—rather than merely a byproduct of the skin absorbing water, as previously assumed—scientists began looking for the underlying reason why this might be the case.
The gripping hypothesis makes sense from an evolutionary standpoint, too. "Going back in time, this wrinkling of our fingers in wet conditions could have helped with gathering food from wet vegetation or streams," study coauthor and behavioral researcher Tom Smulders said in a press statement. "And as we see the effect in our toes too, this may have been an advantage as it may have meant our ancestors were able to get a better footing in the rain."
If pruney fingers are better at gripping wet objects and don't slow us down with dry ones, though, the theory prompts a question: Why aren't our fingers permanently wrinkled? The study's authors acknowledge this query and admit they don't have a ready answer, but speculate that permanent pruniness could limit our fingers' sensitivity or even make them more likely to be cut by sharp objects.
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I found this article amazing! Totally awed by the fact that Scientist are pondering this idea of why our fingertips get wrinkley in water!
I am amazed, because as a really young child, when I asked my Mom why it happened, she said so you can hold things better…like shampoo bottles, dishes you are washing, and a slippery baby in the bath!
So that was sometime in the early 50′s. All my brothers and sisters grew up knowing this fact.
Knew my Mom was smart, (well, she wasn't when I was a teen)But,I guess she was Brilliant!
Thanks for sharing this article…and the wee memory of my Mom. -
Teleology anyone?
The teaser/link on Smithsonian.com is entitled "Why Fingers Get Pruney in Water"; however, this article tells only why pruning may be advantageous and significant in terms of man's evolution in an aquatic or wet environment. Y'all kinda reversed cause and effect.
It would have been nice to have some real information, such as if other animals experience pruning or if pruning is the same for people of all races. This would have given your readers an idea of when pruning evolved.
It may have been helpful if your article discussed the other properties of pruned skin versus non-pruned skin – pruned skin is more sensitive rubber-like on a superficial level, and non-pruned skin is better adapted to tasks involving friction, grip, and force on a on a less sensitive level. Permanent pruning would not serve well for tasks involving manipulating rough, dry objects or for walking barefoot on dry ground.
Interesting subject – you ought to do an article on it some time.
When I cut the end of my little finger to the bone when I was 10 I severed the nerve to the tip losing feeling AND losing the prune wrinkle at the end of that finger. (I swam a lot as a kid.) Year later the nerve or nerves had self-repaired or grown new nerves to the tip of the finger. It now prunes like all the others. So there must be a neurological connection.
I notice this article didn't link with the Aquatic Ape theory of human evolution. In my opinion, it should have.
Thank God for wet pruney fingers.
This article has good observations, and good testing, but a flawed conclusion. The evolution pat answer for the obvious intelligent design for fingers pruning in such a useful way is not proven by just seeing it work so well. It shows more how our bodies have a wonderfully made design. Evolution is not as likely for such a small difference in abilities. The amazing display of this design having a function is another evidence for backing creationists.
Maybe it's nature's way of saying "You've been in the water too long."
Many years ago I published a letter to Lancet about skin wrinkling.It appeared to be less in the non dominant hand probably from less use.Also it is necessary for an intact nerve supply(not autonomic)and its absence may indicate neuropathy.
At 82 I notice my finger tips get "pruney" later in the day and it is not due to putting them in water for 30 minutes, so probably it has more to do with constriction of blood vessels, at least at a certain age.
A nice article, marred by the gratuitous reference to the evolutionary "explanation". A theory that can be made to explain everything does not explain anything. It makes as much sense as saying "further evidence of our alien ancestors having self-modified their bodies to better suit earth's watery environment".
I have never heard a satisfactory explanation of how an "advantage" like pruned fingers can be made to happen by the human body for the sole reason it is an advantage.
It implies some sort of intelligence beyond what the brain does is at work. For example when evolutionists say things like "eyes evolved from light sensitive pits in the skin" or something similar, I say so what? Why were the pits light sensitive to begin with?
Just because it is nice to have eyes doesn't mean they can just "appear" over time. Why not have a pair in the back of our heads too, that would come in handy I'm sure. It would be nice to have wings too but humans will never have them. I don't care how many trees we may fall out of.
The presuposition that wrinkles help grasp wet objects, so evolution evolved this response is rather thin to the point of being idiotic.
First, for nature to cause such adaptation to occure, the need, to grasp wet obects like a fish or wet vegetables, the need must be so great that those original people who had the adaptation, were so able to out perform their non-wrinkly bretherin, that it gave their decendants a singnifican't advantage, thus allowing their offsriong to be more successful than non-wrinkly humans, and so eventually replace them. That is unlikely because;
Secondly, it requires that ancient peoples be evolving in a VERY WET environment, thus causeing the wet grip fingers to be a necessity for survival. There is no evidence that ancient people had any need for this adaptation. While they obviously lived around rivers and lakes so that they had access to fresh drinking water, there are no great pits filled with fish bones yet found to suggest that this grip was a singnificant factor in their lives.
I've seen people catch cat-fish with their bare hands, so this method may well have been used to some extent, however, the lack of substantial quantities of fish bones in ancient encampments that have been found, show clearly that fish was not on their diet much. Ergo it is unlikely that nature would have adapted puckered fingers to adapt to a need they didn't significan't have.
Better grip- that's why it feel better in the shower.
Thanks, Science!
As opposed to a "theory" along the lines of "God created everything?" Look up the word "theory" as it applies to science. You're confused. Read the study. It's even hyperlinked for you, and clearly gives more information than can be presented in a summary article.
Cricket was close, what we actually did was modify our /alien-human hybrid/ bodies to better suit SBDN7-3′s, or as you would say, "earth's," watery environment.
Believe me, before us your race was destined for failure. By the way, Sasquatch? That was us too.
I have my found when my fingers go pruney and very soft to the point of peeling off,would be no help in catching food or picking up difficult objects.Hence I feel theory needs further investegation.I don't agree with the idea!
The reason why skin on the fingers go prune is that this skin, together with the skin of the toes and the penis, is that these areas of glabrous skin…I.e. skin without hair. This means that there are also no sebaceous glands, which are glands associated with hairs and produce sebum, which is an oily substance which nourishes hairs and also renders the skin relatively impervious to water absorption. So in fact the skin does swell from water absobtion, while wrinkly pattern is due to the layout of fibrous bands which tether the skin in the pattern observed. Whether this helps significantly in the grasp is at best moot.
David, thank you for the explanation. It actually has helped my brain (that other wrinkled part of our bodies) to wrap around the concept that we wrinkle for wreasons!!!
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A breast lump is a growth of tissue that develops within your breast. It may be described as a mass, growth, swelling, thickness or fullness.
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- A thickened, slightly more prominent area in your breast that's different from surrounding breast tissue
- Other breast changes, such as redness, dimpling or pitting of the skin
- One breast that's noticeably larger than the other (breast asymmetry)
- Nipple changes, such as a nipple that's pulled inward (nipple inversion) or spontaneous fluid discharge from your nipple
- Breast pain or tenderness
Sometimes, a breast lump is a sign of breast cancer. That's why you should seek prompt medical evaluation. Fortunately, however, most breast lumps result from noncancerous (benign) conditions.
A breast lump can develop as a result of conditions such as:
- Breast cancer
- Breast cysts
- Fibroadenoma
- Fibrocystic breasts
- Hamartoma, a noncancerous tumor in the breast
- Injury or trauma to the breast
- Intraductal papilloma, a noncancerous, wart-like growth in a milk duct
- Lipoma
- Mastitis
- Milk cyst (galactocele)
When to see a doctor
Make an appointment with your doctor to have a breast lump evaluated, especially if:
- The breast lump is new or unusual and feels different from surrounding tissue or from tissue in your other breast
- The breast lump doesn't go away or gets bigger after your next menstrual period
- The breast lump changes — gets bigger, firmer or more defined from surrounding breast tissue
- You have bloody, possibly spontaneous, discharge from your nipple
- You notice skin changes on your breast, such as redness, crusting, dimpling or puckering
- Your nipple is turned inward (inverted), although it isn't normally positioned that way
- Non-cancerous breast conditions. American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003180-pdf.pdf. Accessed Sept. 20, 2012.
- Bope ET, et al. Conn's Current Therapy. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2012. http://www.mdconsult.com/books/about.do?eid=4-u1.0-B978-1-4377-0986-5..C2009-0-38984-9--TOP&isbn=978-1-4377-0986-5&about=true&uniqId=236797353-5. Accessed Sept. 20, 2012.
- Lentz GM, et al. Comprehensive Gynecology. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2012. http://www.mdconsult.com/books/linkTo?type=bookPage&isbn=978-0-323-06986-1&eid=4-u1.0-B978-0-323-06986-1..C2009-0-48752-X--TOP. Accessed Sept. 20, 2012.
- Sabel MS. Breast masses and other common breast problems. http://www.uptodate.com/index. Accessed Sept. 20, 2012.
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The most common complication of shingles is postherpetic neuralgia. This occurs when the nerve pain associated with shingles persists beyond one month, even after the rash is gone. It is a result of irritation of the nerves of sensation by the virus. The pain can be severe and debilitating. Postherpetic neuralgia occurs primarily in people over the age of 50 and affects 10%-15% of people with shingles. There is evidence that treating shingles with antiviral agents can reduce the duration and occurrence of postherpetic neuralgia. The pain of postherpetic neuralgia can be reduced by a number of medications. Tricyclic antidepressant medications (amitriptyline [Elavil] and others), as well as antiseizure medications (gabapentin [Neurontin], carbamazepine [Tegretol], and pregabalin [Lyrica]), have all been used to relieve the pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia. In 2012, the FDA approved the use of gabapentin enacarbil (Horizant), previously used for the management of restless legs syndrome, for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia. Capsaicin cream (Zostrix), a derivative of hot chili peppers, can be used topically on the area after all the blisters have healed, to reduce the pain. Lidocaine pain patches (Lidoderm) applied directly to the skin can also be helpful in relieving nerve pains by numbing the nerves with local lidocaine anesthetic. These pain-relief options should be discussed with your health care professional. Can shingles be prevented with a vaccine?
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In May 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first vaccine for adult shingles. The vaccine known as Zostavax is approved for use in adults ages 50 and over who have had chickenpox. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the vaccine for people 60 years of age and over who have had chickenpox. It is a onetime injection (shot) that does not need to be repeated. The shingles vaccine contains a booster dose of the chickenpox vaccine usually given to children. Tests over an initial four-year period showed that the vaccine significantly reduced the incidence of shingles in these older adults. The single-dose vaccine was shown to be more than 60% effective in reducing shingles symptoms, and it reduced the incidence of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN, see above) by at least two-thirds. Studies are ongoing to evaluate the effectiveness of the vaccine over a longer term. Even if you already have had shingles, you can still have the vaccine to help prevent future outbreaks. There are certain contraindications to receiving the shingles vaccine. People with weakened immune systems due to immune-suppressing medications, cancer treatment, HIV disease, or organ transplants should not receive the shingles vaccine because it contains live, weakened viral particles. There is not enough information available from researchers to decide at this point whether Zostavax may be beneficial in people younger than 60 years of age. Pregnant women should not receive the shingles vaccine. Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 8/28/2013 Patient CommentsViewers share their comments
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Vietnam Veterans' Project - help and advice email@example.com Hello My name is Todor Ostojic, a London based photographer, and I am writing in relation to a personal project which I am working on. This is a photo documentary project interviewing Vietnam Veterans. As part of my research I have been contacting the major Veterans' Associations in the US, so I am sorry if this is a duplicate request, however, I am leaving no stone unturned for this (in my opinion) important project. I am based in London, UK, and wanted to ask whether you were aware of any Veterans who are currently residing here, who would be willing to take part in this photo documentary interview project? If you do not know of any living here, are you part of a Veterans' Network for which you would be happy to pass this e-mail request onto, or into a newsletter? I am very keen to pass this on to as many people as possible as I am sure somebody somewhere knows a Veteran in the UK. I want this project to be on going throughout 2013-2014. Having read numerous accounts from Veterans I want to share their experiences, without any prejudice, to readers through my blog. An important aspect of this project is to have a selection of images of the veteran whilst they were on active duty in Vietnam, and a selection of portraits that I would like to take and have a Now and Then gallery to accompany their accounts. I am not looking to profit from this, if anything, should any money be made I will donate to a Veterans' Charity. Also, should you, or someone you know be travelling to London, UK, and would be willing to take part, I would be honoured to hear from you. Thank you very much, Todor Ostojic Reply rec'd back from this party....: Chief Thank you so much for the swift response and help! I truly appreciate it. Like I said in the e-mail, should there be no UK based veterans, then if you, or someone you know is travelling to the UK to please get in touch. Many thanks and kindest regards Todor
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