LasserreVaccination against herpes zoster, better known as shingles, not only helps prevent this painful infection; it also ...

mainly because of the rash’s distinct pattern. “Classic shingles, when it happens, is almost like a slam-dunk diagnosis,” says Anthony Rossi, MD, a board-certified dermatologist ...

The study, published in the European Heart Journal, examined more than 1 million people aged 50 or older with data from 2012 ...

Shingles (herpes zoster) is a painful rash that occurs in up to one-third of people. It is caused by the reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and usually occurs in a band-like pattern on ...

Shingles is a painful rash that follows the path of a nerve on one side of the body. When it affects the scalp, it can cause discolored patches of skin with bumps or blisters that eventually form ...

People who are given a vaccine for shingles have a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events, including stroke, heart failure, and coronary heart disease, according to a study of more than a million ...

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Treatment for shingles on the face is the same as for shingles elsewhere on the body. Starting antiviral drugs, such as famciclovir, within 72 hours of the rash appearing may reduce symptoms and ...

This virus can be reactivated many years later and manifests as shingles. The major symptom is a painful rash that commonly appears as a band of blisters localized to one area on the body ...

About one third of people in the United States will have shingles at some point in their life, and dermatologists can often diagnose it without even having to do a swab test, mainly because of the ...