So, do not hesitate to reach out to your doctor if you notice these early symptoms of shingles! 1. The nerve pain: Shingles ...

Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.

Your roof is crucial for protecting your home, but over time, it can experience wear and damage from exposure to the elements ...

Nearly one in three Americans will experience a painful and debilitating outbreak of shingles — a rash caused by the same virus that is responsible for chickenpox. Consumer Reports says there is ...

“For those who show early neurological changes of dementia but are asymptomatic, could a shingles infection accelerate dementia progression through increased neuroinflammation and potential other ...

but many people are still unaware of the early signs of shingles. Experts say prevention is better than a cure, with older people urged to talk to their doctor about getting a shingles vaccine.

Again, starting treatment early will reduce your risk of this complication as well. The best treatment is defense so that the shingles infection never happens in the first place. McLaughlin says ...

Being vaccinated against shingles may also help delay getting a dementia diagnosis - a study in the journal Nature Medicine suggests. The work builds on previous suggestions that a shingles jab ...