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

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

Scalp folliculitis is a skin condition that occurs when the hair follicles on the scalp become inflamed. This results in ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has ...

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

An itchy scalp might seem like a minor annoyance, but health experts are warning that if it becomes persistent, it could be ...

A dermatologist explained in an Instagram video why you shouldn't sleep with damp hair as it can lead to fungal infection.

The other common clinical manifestation of VZV infection is herpes zoster (shingles) (Figure 2). VZV becomes latent in dorsal root ganglia cells until reactivation, at which time, the virus ...

Soaking in a cool water bath or taking a cool shower for about 15 minutes can relieve some of the pain and itchiness caused by shingles. Bathing daily also helps keep your skin clean, lowering the ...

In the early 1950s there were four vaccines routinely used in the United States: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and smallpox. Three of these vaccines (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) were ...

It's understood shingle vaccines across the Island will no longer be funded by Manx Care. It's after a pensioner, who was scheduled to get one this month, told Manx Radio he received a call from ...

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