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 exposed ...

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

Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives promised on Tuesday to introduce a universal shingles vaccine program for people 65 ...

A new study suggests that the ability to balance on one leg may be a key indicator of well-being and healthy aging. Standing on one leg is a key indicator of well-being, revealing more about how ...

Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles.

Standing on one leg seems like a simple enough task. But — as anyone who has wobbled their way through it or crashed out in a yoga class while attempting a tree pose can tell you — it can be ...

Cancel anytime. Dr. Roach: In March 2023, my 94-year-old mother had a shingles episode on the right side of her neck, head, ear and (to a lesser degree) right cheek. The active blisters lasted ...

Standing on one leg seems like a simple enough task. But — as anyone who has wobbled their way through it or crashed out in a yoga class while attempting a tree pose can tell you — it can be trickier ...

Cellulite is dimpled-looking skin that commonly occurs in the thigh region or other areas where fat is stored. It forms when fatty tissue deep in the skin pushes up against connective tissue.

We laid shingles all day, and as it was our custom ... enough knowledge to keep them running without costing an arm and a leg. One time, I gave a 15-year-old pickup that I thought was on its ...