Shingles can cause a painful rash with blisters that might appear on only one side of the face. Prompt treatment with antiviral medications can help reduce the severity of the rash and prevent ...

After waking up with a mild rash one day, a writer shares why waiting on treatment could've been a mistake in the long run.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column on shingles. I am 66 years old and in fairly good health. I had both Shingrix shots about five years ago. I take hydroxyurea for polycythemia vera (PV).

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You may have heard the words shingles and chickenpox bandied about together, and for good reason — the two illnesses go hand in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're in your 40s or older, you might have memories of having chickenpox—the once-common childhood virus was a rite of passage ...

Dear Doctor K: I’ve been diagnosed with shingles. What can I take for the pain? Dear Reader: Shingles, also known as herpes zoster or just zoster, is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It is the ...

Researchers have developed a new treatment formula—known as GS-1—that could reduce the symptoms and contagiousness of the viruses behind shingles and cold sores. Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye, according to ...

A reactivation of the virus that causes chickenpox, the illness can be miserable. Here's what to know about early warning signs, long-term... Shingles can hit younger than you think. The vaccine can ...

Q: I am a 55-year-old woman who was diagnosed with diverticulitis in July 2006, and had two more flare-ups in November 2006 and June 2007. My gastroenterologist is recommending that I have surgery to ...

Chad Bernhard knows the pain of shingles firsthand. The New York City-based audio instructor was in his mid-30s when he noticed a rash on the left side of his body and around part of his chest and his ...