Dr. Roach: 63-year-old debates getting shingles and chicken pox vaccines
Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.
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Former eye surgeon tests new way to treat shingles of the eye for a year. Here's what she found out.
There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes, and now, for the first time there's a new ...
Medical Minute: Shingles Eye Treatment
There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles ...
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Long-term antiviral treatment may protect vision from shingles
The study examined the long-term use of the existing antiviral treatment valacyclovir, which is already used to initially treat any case of shingles, albeit only for seven to 10 days. The ...
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Long-term antiviral use is key to ocular shingles treatment
The study examined the long-term use of the existing antiviral treatment valacyclovir, which is already used to initially treat any case of shingles, albeit only for seven to 10 days. The ...
Seven conditions that allow you to skip long GP queues and get treatment straight away
There are often lengthy waits to get an appointment with a doctor but if you have one of these conditions you can dodge the ...
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Study shows long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment benefits patients with eye disease and pain from shingles
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 ...
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Long-term low-dose antiviral treatment reduces eye disease risk from shingles
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 ...
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Diabetes Singapore and GSK Join Forces to Spotlight Increased Risk of Viral Infections for People with Diabetes
1 in 3 people will get shingles in their lifetime; People with diabetes are 38% more likely to contract shingles [1] People ...
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Research suggests long-term antiviral use is key to ocular shingles treatment
The study examined the long-term use of the existing antiviral treatment valacyclovir, which is already used to initially treat any case of shingles, albeit only for seven to 10 days. The ...
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Medical Minute: Shingles Eye Treatment
There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes, and now, for the first time there's a new ...
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Long-term low-dose antiviral treatment benefits patients with eye disease and pain from shingles
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 ...