Health on MSN10d
What To Know about Varicella-Zoster Virus, the Cause of Chickenpox and Shingles
Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...
Oregonian16d
Dear Doctor: 94-year-old who suffered with shingles has pain, itching more than a year later
Will the neuropathy ever go away? -- K.B. ANSWER: Your mother unfortunately developed a complication of shingles called ...
These two infections affect senior citizens more severely
And the risk of this happening increases with age (especially after 50 years), a compromised immune system (e.g. in HIV and ...
Times Colonist16d
Your Good Health: Itchiness, pain and desperation after shingles
Will the neuropathy ever go away? Your mother unfortunately developed a complication of shingles called postherpetic ...
Sun Journal16d
Shingles complication causes itchiness, pain and desperation
Will the neuropathy ever go away? — K.B. ANSWER: Your mother unfortunately developed a complication of shingles called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). The pain varies from annoying to excruciating, and ...
People’s Pharmacy: Ask dermatologist about better remedy for cold sores
A 5-gram tube of Zovirax cream runs more than $200. A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between ...
Richmond1d
The People's Pharmacy: Take a gun to a knife fight with cold sores
A similar antiviral medicine, valacyclovir (Valtrex), was approved in 1995 for treating shingles, cold sores ... ANSWER: ...
Nottingham Post on MSN1d
Seven conditions that could mean you can skip NHS queues and go straight to pharmacist
Amid warnings of a 'tripledemic' of cold, flu and Covid this winter, millions could bypass the GP queue and directly access ...