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Herpes Zoster (Shingles)

By Shannon C. Pickens, M.D. Herpes zoster (shingles) is a painful, blistering skin rash due to the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox. Once an episode of chickenpox has resolved, the virus remains inactive […]

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Diabetes Care in the Home

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease process in which a person has high blood glucose (hyperglycemia), either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that […]