Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

Cohen was in this unlucky group, despite catching it early and receiving immediate treatment ... a shingles infection. At the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology over ...

There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles ...

There's a potential new treatment for people who ... "I really, that is my ultimate hope." The shingles vaccine is recommended for healthy adults over the age of 50 per the Centers for Disease ...

Researchers pitted two different topical treatments against each other: a novel human platelet extract serum and a vitamin C ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye, according to ...

the chronic nerve pain syndrome that often accompanies shingles, especially in patients over age 65. "Up until now, there has been no proven long-term treatment for new, worsening, or repeated ...

Brandi Jones has over two decades ... Chickenpox and shingles tests. Kang SY, Um JY, Chung BY, Kim JC, Park CW, Kim HO. Differential diagnosis and treatment of itching in children and adolescents.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it is proposing a new rule to stop the use of an ingredient ...