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 ...

A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that a shingles vaccine reduces the risk of dementia. Photo / Getty Images Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Consider getting the shingles vaccine.

the baby is well protected by his or her mother's antibodies. When you have an outbreak of shingles, you can pass chicken pox onto others who have not had the disease, so be sure to avoid other ...

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 that shingles ...

The shingles vaccine is recommended for adults over the age of 50. New research shows that the vaccine may do more than protect against shingles — it may protect against dementia. KSTP health ...

Collage: Self ; Source Photos: Getty Images Thanks to its hallmark rash, which is characterized by red to brownish bumps that blister, leak fluid, and scab over, shingles, a.k.a. herpes zoster ...

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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 ...

Vaccination for shingles could be linked to a reduction in the risk of developing dementia, a study published in Nature has reported.1 Researchers at Stanford University in California analysed cases ...

Recent estimates suggest that about 7.4% of adults over 60 or 88 lakh people are living with dementia in India. I received my first dose of the shingles vaccine earlier this year, and the side ...

In an update in the 6 p.m. newscast, Rosati revealed that she had been diagnosed with shingles, an illness that afflicts up to 1-in-3 Americans. "Shingles is no joke. It sounds funny, but it’s not.

Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Consider getting the shingles vaccine. A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that a shingles vaccine reduces the risk of dementia. Researchers ...