Recommended Web Sites

AfterShingles - This web site is sponsored by the Visiting Nurse Associations of America and provides information about shingles, post-herpetic neuralgia, and treatment options. A glossary is also included.

Shingles from NOAH - NOAH, New York Online Access to Health, is maintained by a group of organizations that include the New York Academy of Medicine, the New York City Department of Health, and the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. Links to basic information, care and treatment, complications, and information resources can be accessed here.

Herpes Zoster - The American Academy of Dermatology has produced this information on Shingles/Herpes Zoster, which includes a number of illustrations.

MEDLINEplus: Shingles - Developed by the National Library of Medicine, this consumer health site directs the user to selected online resources on many common diseases and conditions.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Shingles Hope Through Research - The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) conducts and supports research on brain and nervous system disorders. This informational booklet will provide basic information, a research overview, a glossary, and links to additional information resources.

Shingles - The National Institute on Aging provides this information.

Shingles (Herpes Zoster) - MedicineNet covers the diagnosis and treatment options for shingles.