Dear Doctor: Should older adult, who never had chickenpox, get the shingles vaccine?
DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has ...
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To Your Good Health: 63-year-old debates getting shingles and chicken pox vaccines
A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I'm one of the 1% who has never had, nor been ...
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Doctors' Top Home Remedies To Treat a Shingles Flare-up and Ease Pain
For some, the shingles virus remains dormant for the rest of a person's life without causing any problems, notes Robert ...
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What To Know about Varicella-Zoster Virus, the Cause of Chickenpox and Shingles
Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...
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Research suggests long-term antiviral use is key to ocular shingles treatment
Elisabeth J. Cohen, MD, a professor of ophthalmology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, designed the study, after she was, herself, affected by shingles-related vision loss years ago. The study ...
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Medical Minute: Shingles Eye Treatment
Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes, and now, for the first time there's a new treatment plan that might help. Monday, October 28th 2024, 4:48 pm By: CBS News, News On 6 ...
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Study shows long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment benefits patients with eye disease and pain from shingles
"The results of this study provide convincing evidence for using long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment to reduce eye disease in HZO and decrease pain from shingles." Conducted in 95 medical ...
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Long-term antiviral treatment may protect vision from shingles
Ocular shingles begins in the nerve connecting the ... Eye Disease Study (ZEDS), an eight-year-long study conducted at 95 medical centers across the United States, Canada, and New Zealand.