The highly common herpes strain, also called varicella-zoster virus (VZV), can cause chickenpox in childhood and later ...

People who receive the shingles vaccine have a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events, such as stroke, and coronary heart ...

A shingles shot might do more than spare you from an awful rash—it could help keep your heart ticking, too. New research out ...

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South Korean experts found the jab, offered routinely on the NHS, gave significant protection from serious cardiovascular ...

Shingles is associated with an increased chance of health problems like strokes and heart attacks, but receiving a shingles ...

The lower incidence of dementia seen in adults who received the shingles vaccine is likely not just a correlation, scientists say, based on new results of an observational study.

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The common cold sore virus, which is often caught in childhood, usually stays in the body for life – quietly dormant in the ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) The common cold sore virus, which is often caught in childhood ... might have similar effects – ...

Shingles, caused by varicella-zoster virus, is a painful infection that can lead to serious complications if left untreated.