Many Brits could be unknowingly teetering on the brink of serious health issues, as a leading expert warns that if left ...

Many Brits might unknowingly be walking a knife’s edge with their health, as an expert warned if left untreated, the disease ...

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

the chronic nerve pain syndrome that often accompanies shingles, especially in patients over age 65. “Up until now, there has been no proven long-term treatment for new, worsening, or repeated ...

the chronic nerve pain syndrome that often accompanies shingles, especially in patients over age 65. "Up until now, there has been no proven long-term treatment for new, worsening, or repeated ...

There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles ...

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles ... The reactivation of VZV can cause nerve inflammation, leading to sharp pain even after the rash subsides ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye, according to ...

Management is challenging and often unsatisfactory (<50% of patients gain 50% relief of pain ... shingles, is associated with a number of acute signs and symptoms such as skin rash, nerve ...

The ZEDS study also found that this same treatment reduced a chronic nerve pain syndrome that can accompany shingles. "While our evidence in support of a new treatment regimen is vital ...

K.B. ANSWER: Your mother unfortunately developed a complication of shingles called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). The pain ...