Caused by the same virus behind chickenpox, shingles is a painful nerve root infection resulting in a skin rash. What does the shingles rash looks like? Who’s at risk? And who needs the shingles ...

Women are more likely to develop PHN, and I have read estimates that somewhere between 13% to 30% of people over 80 with ...

A pharmacist has issued a warning to the public about shingles, a common "dormant" condition that affects one in three adults at some point in their lives. Niamh McMillan, Superdrug's Pharmacy ...

A shingles vaccine is available for adults over 50 or those over 19 with a weakened immune system. The rash usually starts on the chest, back, or face and spreads to the scalp, arms, and legs.

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any ... to haunt you many years later, in the form of shingles, which ...

She says, “The rash ... shingles will occur on the trunk, usually the upper or lower back, but it can appear in other areas of the body as well. Pugh says, “It can occur on your arms and ...

Niamh said: “One of the more severe symptoms of shingles is called postherpetic neuralgia, which is long-term nerve pain that can last months or even years after the rash heals. It can feel like ...