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David Evans asks: > By the way, what are your views on treating shingles in general? > Should everyone have antivirals? Personally I'm not convinced that > the benefit justifies the cost, except perhaps for the elderly. Sometimes, chicken pox in adults can be very agonisingly distressful, specially in men (only anecdotal). I feel that antivirals here are well worth it. Ahmad _________________________________________ Ahmad Risk MB BCh tel: +44 1737 240022 fax: +44 1737 244660 http://www.cybermedic.org/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%