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

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

Taking an antiviral medication for a year may prevent vision damage associated with shingles that affects the eye, according to new research led by faculty from the Perelman School of Medicine at ...

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

There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes, and now, for the first time there's a new ...

(MENAFN- IANS) New York, Oct 20 (IANS) A team of researchers has found that taking an antiviral medication for a year may prevent vision damage associated with shingles that affects the eye.

GP Alice Fitzgibbon covers a common condition many people will have heard of – shingles. Shingles is an infection that causes ...

1 in 3 people will get shingles in their lifetime; People with diabetes are 38% more likely to contract shingles [1] People ...

People who live in your household and any sexual partners may also require treatment to prevent infection. A previous case of chickenpox or varicella vaccination can trigger shingles (herpes zoster).

Between 10-18% of those who get shingles develop post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), a condition marked by debilitating nerve pain lasting over six months and often beyond one year. There is no approved ...

Medical experts have called for more health-care resources and education targeting women, children and the elderly during the ...

There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes, and now, for the first time there's a new ...