If you're over age 50 or have a suppressed immune system, you may have heard your doctor recommend the shingles vaccine. But ...

Shingles — also known as zoster, herpes zoster or zona — is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters involving a limited area. Typically the rash occurs on either the left or ...

Shingles and chicken pox are caused by the same virus, herpes zoster. After a chicken pox infection, the virus hides in some ...

The oldest sitting member of the Senate, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is recovering at home after a recent hospitalization secondary to the viral infection called shingles, according to multiple ...

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The first time I was diagnosed with shingles, I thought I was going crazy. I was young — in my late twenties — and thought only older people got shingles. The thought I might be breaking out in a ...

If you’re in your 40s, shingles isn’t just an older-adult problem—it’s the chickenpox virus waking up decades later, and it can hit you now. Getting it before age 50 significantly raises your chances ...

Earlier studies have suggested that those who are injected with the shingles vaccine tend to be more cautious and opt for a healthier lifestyle. A healthy diet and exercise reduce the chances of ...

Half of the world's population will go through menopause, and more women are spreading awareness about this life stage.

Tingling, numbness, or pain on the skin Blisters full of fluid that ooze when they open Soreness around the eyes or ears that make hearing and seeing a bit harder Numbness Skin sensitivity Mayo Clinic ...