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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 ...

There is new evidence that a vaccine available right now to prevent shingles can also lower your risk for dementia.

In the new study, the Italian researchers recruited 132,986 adults aged 50 and older - 12,000 of who were hospitalised with a ...

Dementia is one of the most feared conditions of old age with few effective treatments and no cure. Almost 950,000 people ...

The shingles vaccine could do double duty as a protector against both infections and dementia, according to a new study.

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 ...

Dementia is the UK's biggest killer, claiming more lives than heart attacks and strokes combined. Despite exhaustive research ...

“As cachexia progresses, it significantly impacts quality of life, treatment tolerance, and overall survival chances.” The systemic delivery of anti-inflammatory agents, including the IRAK4 ...

A doctor may recommend you use ointments such as calamine lotion to treat the symptoms of heat rash. This lotion has a number of benefits for the skin, partly because it contains zinc oxide.

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 ...