Shingles and PHN, a new, bimonthly open access peer-reviewed journal, will be launched in fall 2011 by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. It will provide a much-needed authoritative source and central forum on research and clinical applications. There are over 1 million new cases of shingles each year in the United States alone. An outbreak of shingles is often followed by a disabling condition known as postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), which is difficult to treat and can have serious consequences. More than 1 in 3 people in the U.S. will develop shingles in their lifetime...
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