VIDEO: Shingles Connected to Stroke Risk, Miscarriage Treatment Does Not Prevent Future Pregnancies, Exercise Improve Survival For Chronic Kidney Patients

09.10.2009 | 1:57 min

(October 9, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Taiwan – According to a report published in the journal Stroke, adults with shingles are at increased risk of stroke. Researchers compared nearly 7, 800 adults treated for shingles with over 23,000 people who did not have the rash. They found that 1.7% of patients in the shingles group had a stroke a year after treatment, compared with only 1.3% who did not have the condition.   From the UK – The type of treatment a woman has after a miscarriage does not preclude her ability to have a child in the future, according to a report published in the British Medical Journal. Researchers surveyed 3 groups of patients from the Miscarriage treatment trial--five years after the study was completed—each group having been treated differently following their miscarriage. Results showed no differences between the three groups; as 82% of the women went on to have a child after their miscarriage treatment.   And finally, from Utah – According to a report published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, chronic kidney disease patients improve their survival chances with regular exercise. Researchers used information from Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, examining data on over 15,000 participants--5.9% of whom had chronic kidney disease. Results showed that among this 5.9%, those who got the recommended amount of exercise per week had a 56% reduced risk of dying through a seven year follow up period.
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