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 to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for varicella-zoster virus ...

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

The infection can last for up to four weeks but pharmacists can help treat shingles quickly to help reduce the pain for the ...

A 5-gram tube of Zovirax cream runs more than $200. A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between ...

In the UK, people living with certain types of dementia, can be prescribed treatments to help manage their symptoms. These are known as symptomatic treatments. They include donepezil (part of a family ...

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

Dementia treatment is more than just medication. It can include lifestyle changes, multimodal therapy, and environmental management, as well. Your dementia treatment plan will depend on underlying ...

The mainstays of treatment are oral beta-blockers like Timoptic (timolol) or Betoptic (betaxolol) which help relieve ocular pressure. Glaucoma surgery may be needed for severe cases. Shingles (also ...

and I have read estimates that somewhere between 13% to 30% of people over 80 with shingles will develop PHN. Now that she’s ...

I don’t know of any treatment that will improve the likelihood ... but older people who have not had the newer two-dose shingles vaccine (Shingrix) should get it, even if they had the old ...

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

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