Prompt medical care is advised. Shingles (herpes zoster) is a viral infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. The virus lies dormant in your body for years after chickenpox resolves.

Although the recently licensed shingles vaccine is recommended for older people (age, ≥60), some patients ask, "How likely am I to get shingles?" before deciding whether to be vaccinated.

Considering taking supplements to treat herpes zoster shingles? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of herpes zoster shingles. Follow the links to read ...

These include cold sores (herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)), genital ulcers (HSV-2), and shingles, caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), the same virus responsible for chicken pox.

Caused by the same virus behind chickenpox, shingles is a painful nerve root infection resulting in a skin rash. What does the shingles rash looks like? Who’s at risk? And who needs the shingles ...

In ‘Shingles’ or ‘Herpes Zoster’ painful skin rashes appear usually on the side of chest wall. It is caused by chicken pox virus called varicella zoster.

One out of three adults aged 50 years or older is at risk of contracting shingles (herpes zoster). After an individual recovers from chickenpox (which they usually caught as a child), the ...

London: GSK plc has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted for review the regulatory application of ...

EMA accepts for review regulatory application of GSK’s Shingrix new prefilled syringe presentation for prevention of shingles: London, UK Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 13:00 Hrs ...

GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted for review the regulatory application of a prefilled syringe presentation of Shingrix (GSK’s Recombinant ...

I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my face ...