Type of rheumatoid arthritis medication may be associated with increased risk for shingles
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 17:07
in Health & Medicine
Use of certain medications known as monoclonal anti- tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) antibodies for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis appears to be associated with an increased risk for herpes zoster (shingles), the painful infection characterized by blisters, according to a study in the February 18 issue of JAMA.