While severe pain and burning are typical symptoms, tingling and buzzing sensations, along with numbness, can also be early ...

This discovery is a big step forward in the fight against common viral infections like shingles and herpes. For millions of ...

When the shingles rash appears on one side of the face involving ... it’s important to recognize this eye disease, the need for treatment, and a possible prevention option.

The shingles vaccine, typically administered to fend off a painful rash, might pack an unexpected benefit by delaying or even ...

A rare policy quirk in Wales offered scientists an accidental natural experiment—and what they found could reshape how we prevent dementia. Researchers discovered that people eligible for the shingles ...

A recent study found that people who received Zostavax, a older shingles vaccine, had a lower risk of developing dementia.

Dr. Miller says cleaning your rash once a day is plenty. If you choose to do so in the shower, use lukewarm water; high heat ...

A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that a shingles vaccine reduces the risk of dementia by 20% over a seven-year ...

There are few effective treatments for dementia and no preventive ... The virus can get reactivated in adulthood and manifest as shingles, which is characterized by a burning, painful rash.

Back in 2013, the government of Wales decided that it would begin providing the zoster vaccine to prevent shingles in adults born on or after September 2, 1933, while those older than that would not ...