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

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives say that if re-elected Nov. 26 they will introduce a universal shingles ...

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

Housing remained the focus of the NDP on Tuesday, as leader Claudia Chender promised to create a compliance and enforcement ...

Different types of skin rashes include those caused by allergic reactions, infections, insect bites, or health conditions. Examples include eczema, chickenpox, psoriasis, and shingles. It can be ...

As of Tuesday afternoon, a severe high wind warning has been issued for the Oregon Coast in effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Houston said the shingles vaccine should be free because statistics show one in three people will develop the painful skin rash, the risk of which increases as people age. “We have the tools to ...

Shingles, also called zoster, looks like blisters on the skin and can be excruciating It's the chickenpox virus that reactivates causing a rash and nerve pain. Shingles of the eye can cause ...

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

A similar antiviral medicine, valacyclovir (Valtrex), was approved in 1995 for treating shingles, cold sores ... ANSWER: ...

Virtually all adults have been exposed to the varicella zoster virus and around 30% will develop shingles at least once in their lifetime. The blistering skin rash accompanying shingles also causes ...