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

By Keith Roach, M.D. TITLE: 63-year-old debates getting shingles and chicken pox vaccines---DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, yo ...

It began with a burning pain in her right eye. At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she’d gotten something in it. But the next day, as she was pushing her hair back on that side of her head, she ...

A Superdrug pharmacist is urging the public to be on high alert for an incredibly common illness this winter, particularly ...

more commonly known as shingles. The infection causes a painful rash caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which can cause ...

GSK on Wednesday said its vaccine sales would fall this year, after a weaker-than-expected performance for its respiratory ...

That’s what he did in his new paper to test the emerging idea that dementia can be caused by the shingles virus. Social scientists have been using these methods for decades, but very few ...

which analysts believe could hit peak annual revenues of $1.5 billion That's because trials suggest it could offer greater protection against the shingles virus than Merck & Co’s rival ...

Zero shingles cases after 18.8 months follow-up in 619 patients receiving any dose of amezosvatein, a development-stage adjuvanted subunit vaccine -- Ten shingles cases would have been expected absent ...

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