The infection can last for up to four weeks but pharmacists can help treat shingles quickly to make sure that the patient isn ...

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

There are often lengthy waits to get an appointment with a doctor but if you have one of these conditions you can dodge the ...

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

Shingles is caused by the varicella zoster ... people get side effects [from the vaccine] like a sore arm and flu-like symptoms, which can interfere with normal activities, and you need two ...

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

The longer it tends to last as well. Women are more likely to develop PHN, and I have read estimates that somewhere between ...

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

“We have the tools to fight shingles with a vaccine that can reduce or eliminate the symptoms of this disease, but too many of our seniors don’t get the vaccine because of the cost,” he ...

"Side effects vary, but are mostly limited to mild, flu-like symptoms." Some serious adverse effects have ... It is ...