Doctors in Pune have noted an increase in herpes cases, attributing it to weakened immunity caused by long-term effects of ...

She highlighted that one in three adults is carrying the dormant virus: “Shingles typically comes to light when the body’s ...

To combat the rising cases of shingles, a particular scourge for older adults,  the health ministry will add its vaccination ...

SINGAPORE: Some family doctors have seen more cases of shingles over the past two years, with experts estimating that up to ...

In Cantonese, shingles – a virus that causes a painful rash – is known as sang se, or “growing snakes”, because of the way the rash seems to creep like a snake under the skin.

Shingles causes a rash that can feel like 'being burned and electrocuted' at the same time. We look at its symptoms, ...

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US says 10 per cent to 18 per cent of people who have shingles experience pain that “can last for months or years after the rash goes ...

And then if you have the breakout, which is the rash that we call shingles,” said Dr. David Barbe, Regional Physician Executive for Primary Care for Mercy. Shingles isn’t necessarily curable ...

While symptoms subside after three to five weeks, pain can sometimes return in the form of postherpetic neuralgia, he said. This long-term nerve pain occurs where the shingles rash appeared and ...

Light snow departs this morning, creating slushy and slippery roads this morning. Another system brings a burst of snow, wintry mix, and rain late Monday into Monday night, with more rain to follow by ...

What can you take to treat shingles? Antivirals such as Valacyclovir can be prescribed, but they're time-sensitive and need ...