Armpit pain can have many causes, ranging from injuries and irritants to infections that cause swollen lymph nodes. Less commonly, the pain—referred to as axillary pain—may be due to an autoimmune or ...

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is an infection that causes a painful rash. It often starts with tingling pain, headaches and tiredness and then can lead to a painful rash with fluid-filled ...

Mounting evidence suggests that vaccination against the varicella zoster virus—which causes chickenpox in children and triggers shingles in adults—also protects the brain. Several recent ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains. A new study found shingles ...

A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be protective against developing dementia. While there is currently no ...

(CNN) — Although the two-dose shingles vaccine may force you to lay low for a day or two after getting the shot, it’s over 90% effective against this painful disease and its complications.

By Pam Belluck Pam Belluck reports on brain health and neuroscience. Getting vaccinated against shingles can reduce the risk of developing dementia, a large new study finds. The results provide ...

A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one–shots that prevent painful shingles and also appear to protect aging brains.A new study found shingles vaccination cut older ...

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WFSB) - There is new evidence that a vaccine available right now to prevent shingles can also lower your risk for dementia. This month, researchers delivered one of the ...