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Shingles can strike anyone who had chickenpox when they were young, and the intense pain that can accompany this body rash ...

To have the improvement I found is priceless. Anon. I often recommend the vaccine to prevent shingles, but as your case shows ...

The following information was submitted by GSK.The holidays are here, and there’s no better time to give yourself the gift of staying healthy. An important prev ...

Shingles causes a rash that can feel like 'being burned and electrocuted' at the same time. We look at its symptoms, ...

While most people recover, shingles can lead to an agonizing nerve ... who’s also an associate professor of medicine at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

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In Singapore, an estimated 30,000 people suffer from the illness each year. People can get shingles more than once. The ...

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Taking an antiviral medication for a year may prevent vision damage associated with shingles that affects the eye, according to research led by faculty from the Perelman School of Medicine at the ...

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“Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It’s the same virus that causes chickenpox,” said Dr. Eugene Fellin, a ...